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Teachers' Pension

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LemonRedwood · 01/02/2019 10:00

I'm going to be leaving teaching at Easter and taking a role at the County Council instead. I've been told I can opt in to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which I do want to do, and have been asked if I want to transfer my existing pension over to that scheme. Can I just leave what I've accrued in my teachers' pension in that pot, or do I have to transfer? Are there benefits to transferring it over?

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annie987 · 01/02/2019 17:00

Don’t transfer it! Leave it where it is and start a new LGPS. Your teacher pension is much better.

Bestseller · 01/02/2019 17:02

Yes leave it where it is. The teachers' pension is a way better scheme

CraftyGin · 01/02/2019 17:02

Do not even think about transferring it.

Chottie · 01/02/2019 18:24

No, no, no. TPS is gold standard.

Most LGPS are career average pensions now.

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LemonRedwood · 01/02/2019 19:52

Thank you! Just got so confused with all the paperwork going on right now!

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