Information for current members
It's important that you regularly review your pension arrangements to ensure they continue to meet your requirements.
About the schemes
In Scheme outlines you can review classic, classic plus, premium, nuvos and partnership as well as find out about additional schemes that are available.
Both your circumstances and your requirements are likely to change over time. Please see the following sections for further information.
- Joining - if you have recently joined the NICS this section details how you can transfer funds from your previous pension scheme to the PCSPS(NI)
- Boosting your pension - this section gives you an overview of the options that are available that will enable you to increase your benefits.
- Changing Circumstances - this section details the benefits that are payable to you and your dependants should you fall ill, get injured at work or die whilst still in service
- Leaving - this section tells you the benefits that are payable should you, take early retirement, Age retirement, leave before pension age and details how you can transfer your pension fund from the PCSPS(NI) to another scheme when you leave.
Pensions & Tax
The Government has simplified the tax rules for occupational pensions schemes. For most people this will either have little or no effect. However, it will effect some high earners. You can find more information in the Pensions and Tax section.
