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Pension factsheets from ATL
ATL's Understanding the Teachers' Pension Scheme is a series of factsheets explaining key details of the scheme.
You can view more information about specific topic areas, download or print the factsheets using the direct links below. To order a hard copy use the links ordered by topic on the left.
PEP01: Improving your pension prospects
PEP02: Death benefits and survivors' pensions
PEP03: Leaving teaching or lecturing but not retiring?
PEP04: Ill-health retirement
PEP05: Early retirement and the state pension
PEP06: Premature retirement compensation
PEP07: Re-employment after retirement
PEP08: National insurance modification
PEP09: Part-time and supply teaching, and part-time lecturing
PEP10: Guaranteed minimum pensions
PEP11: Don't gamble with your pension
PEP12: Calculation of pension benefits
PEP13: Pensions increases
PEP14: Repayment of withdrawn pension contributions
PEP15: Taking a drop in salary
PEP16: Actuarially reduced benefits and phased retirement
PEP17: Approaching retirement
ATL has also produced a guide to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which can be viewed using the link below.
Need more help on pensions?
For further information or for specific advice on pensions issues, please contact the pensions team at ATL's London office. The telephone number for pensions enquiries only is 020 7782 1600. Please ensure that you have your membership number and relevant papers to hand when contacting ATL.
Planning for your retirement involves many important and sometimes complex decisions. Endsleigh has been appointed by ATL as the preferred provider of financial advice, should you wish to seek this. Please visit their website or call 0800 917 8875 for more details. Telephone lines are open Monday – Thursday 9am – 8pm and Friday 9am – 5pm. Retirement planning DVDs and seminars are available upon request.