Additional contributions – England and Wales
Last edited: Oct 01, 2026
Published: Oct 01, 2026
About this event
This half-day course is aimed at administering authority staff in England and Wales. Some experience of administering the LGPS is desirable.
Course content
Additional Pension Contributions (APCs)
- Buying extra pension
- Buying back lost pension
- Employer purchases, shared cost APCs and member purchases
- Changes to factors and recalculating APCs
- Ceasing contracts early
- Benefits payable on retirement.
Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs)
- Member options
- Shared cost AVCs and salary sacrifice
- AVCs and aggregation
- Transferring AVCs
- Benefits payable on retirement
- Orphan AVCs.
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