As part of the changes to public pension schemes, both the 1995 and 2008 Sections of the 1995/2008 Scheme closed on 31 March 2022.
All active members of the 1995/2008 Scheme were automatically moved to the 2015 Scheme on 1 April 2022.
We wrote to all affected active members in January
Letters were sent to all active members of the 1995/2008 Scheme who had full protection and who were due to move to the 2015 Scheme on 1 April 2022.
More information on the changes can be found on our ‘Your pension after 1 April 2022’ webpage.
You can find copies of the letters and more information and resources for employers on the employer webpage of our changes to public service pensions web hub.
Deferred members wishing to re-join the Scheme
All deferred members who wish to re-join the Scheme will join the 2015 Scheme.
Members will not lose any of the pension benefits they've already built up in 1995/2008 Scheme. They'll make up part of their benefits when they retire, and the rest will be made up of any they earn in the 2015 Scheme from 1 April onwards.
We’ve updated our ‘Joining the Scheme’ and ‘Membership of the Scheme’ webpages to signpost deferred members to these changes. Deferred members wishing to re-join may also find our new ‘Understanding your benefits in the 2015 Scheme’ webpage useful.