Pension Awareness day, held annually on 15 September, is the start point of activities dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of pension planning and saving for retirement.
Pension Awareness Day is a time to reflect on personal retirement goals and understand the significance of engaging with your pension. The day encourages individuals to learn about their pension options and make informed decisions about their financial future.
Although the day is mainly aimed at people with defined contribution pensions, there is still a lot of great and useful pensions information for all.
As the Local Government Pension Scheme is a defined benefit pension, we've added some extra LGPS content on this page to help support our members.
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Just a few helpful nudges to help you find your pensions, understand what you've got, check everything's on track and decide what you'd like to do next.
We also have a non-editable version if that's your preference - Your Pension Check In ESPF
Your Pension Check In ESPF Editable
As a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), you have access to one of the best pension schemes out there. It’s a great way to save for your future. And the best part? Your employer pays in too!
Your LGPS at a glance
We are running training courses in October 2026, to help you understand the LGPS.
Introduction to the Local Government Pension Scheme - Whether you are new to the scheme or been a member for a while this course covers the benefits of being in the LGPS.
Your Pension MOT - A course designed to help you keep up to date and engaged with your pension, with lots of handy tips thrown in.
Preparing for Retirement - This course is for those thinking ahead to retirement who want to understand the process, how benefits are calculated and answers to key retirement questions.
Find out more and register'My Pension' is our member self-service website that allows you to take control of your LGPS pension. But did you know it offers a range of tools too?
This video provides a whistle stop tour of 'My Pension'
My Pension overview
This video will show you how to use the Retirement Calculator on 'My Pension'.
Retirement Calculator overview
This video will show you how to use the Deferred Benefit Calculator on 'My Pension'
Deferred Benefit Calculator
This video will show you how to use the Retirement Planning tool on 'My Pension'.
Retirement Planner calculator
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East Sussex Pension Fund’s are delighted to have recently joined the LinkedIn community.
This will be a space where we share updates, insights and stories from the East Sussex Pension Fund. This will include employer and member information, investment and governance updates, and of course highlights and personal stories from the people and partnerships that help make what we do possible.
If you are a scheme member who is interested in what we do, and wants to stay up to date with the latest news, insights and developments from East Sussex Pension Fund, we'd be delighted to have you as a follower.