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About the Scheme

The East Sussex Pension Fund is part of the national Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). If you join the scheme and stay in it for at least 2 years, you will get a pension paid to you when you retire.

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  • Joining the scheme
  • Auto and re-enrolment
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Your pension

"Your pension" means different things to different people. You could be thinking about joining the Local Government Scheme, or you could be paying into it and wondering what benefits are building up. You could be leaving or retiring and want to know what happens next, or you could already have retired. Select the link to focus in on what you would like to know

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  • Paying in
  • No longer paying in
  • Pensioners
  • Retirement
  • Pension payments
  • How a CARE scheme works

East Sussex pension Fund Investment Statement

Environmental Social Governance is at the heart of the ESPF. Find out what the East Sussex Pension Fund is doing with its Investments

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Forms and publications

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Forms

Forms for Members

LGPS-1 Membership Questionnaire

LGPS-1A Opt Out

LGPS-1B Election to Join

LGPS-AB1 Leave of Absence

LGPS-5C Change of Personal Details

LG30 Pensionable Pay

LGPS-50A Section Election

LGPS-NCP1 Nominated Partner

LGPS-50B Rejoin Main Section Election

LGPS-MAT1 Maternity, Paternity or Adoption Absence

LGPS-DG1 Death Grant Expression of Wish

Forms for Employers

LGPS-5A Starter Form

LGPS-5B, Notify us of any change of hours, periods of absence, Change of address

LGPS-8A, leaving the pension scheme without immediate payment of benefits

LGPS 9A, leaving the scheme with immediate payment of benefits

LGPS 10A, left the scheme due to death in service

Ret1-OA, Employer request to provide an estimate of retirement benefits should an employee leave on a given date

Ret2-OA- inform us that the retirement is going ahead 

LGSRET1- illhealth -OA

LGSRET2-illhealth-OA

Ill Health Certifications

LGPS IH-OA

LGPS IH-2A

LGPSIH-2B

LGPSIH-2C

LGPDIH-2D

LGPSIH-3A

LGPSIH-3B

LGPSIH-4A

LGPSIH-4B

LGPSIH-4C

LGPSIH-4D

LGPSIH-4E

LGPSIH-4F

Guides

Guides

Dispute Resolution Procedure (IDRP)

Pension Board Terms of Reference

Councillors Scheme

Full Scheme Guide

Brief Scheme Guide

HR Guide to the LGPS

ESPF Frequently Asked Questions

Your Annual Benefit Statement Explained

My Pension Online Benefit Projection Guide

AVC Prudential Guide 2020

ABS Guide 2020

ESPF Administration Strategy

Annual Accounts and Reports

Annual Accounts and Reports

ESPF Annual Report and Accounts 2019-2020

ESPF Annual Report and Accounts 2018-2019

ESPF Annual Report and Accounts 2017-2018

Investment

Investment

Report on ESPF Responsible Investment Activity since Oct19-Feb 2021

Investment Strategy Statement 2018

Investment Strategy Statement 2019

Investment Strategy Statement 2020

ESPF Funding Strategy Statement March 2020

UK Stewardship Code Statement

Environmental, Social, and Governance Statement (including Climate Change)

Actuarial Reports

Pension Fund Valuation Report 2016

Pension Fund Valuation Report 2019

 

Policy

Policy

Administration Authority Discretions Statutory & Non-Statutory

The General Data Protection Regulation 2018

Communication Strategy 2020

Breaches Policy Final Approved June 2020

East Sussex Pension Fund Training Strategy June 2020

ESPF conflicts of interest policy

Abatement Policy 2021

Governance Compliance Policy Statement June 2021

Factsheets

Factsheets

Councillor Pensions Factsheet April 2014 changes

Aggregation Leaflet for re-joiner

Lifetime Allowance factsheet

Annual Allowance factsheet

Active Member Survey 2020 Report

Newsletters

Newsletters

Pension Tax Changes

Pensioner Newsletter Spring 2020

ESCC Deferred Newsletter 2020

Autumn Active Employee Newsletter

Employer Survey 2020 Report ESCC

Winter Employer Newsletter 2020

2021 Active Member Newsletter

2021 Spring Employer Newsletter

2021 Pensioner Newsletter

Board and Committee Minutes

Board Minutes

board minutes 

committee minutes

committee

Archive

Archived Newsletters

archived newsletters

archive policy

archive policy

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