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Calculators

These calculators use Microsoft Excel. If you do not have Excel, or if your system does not allow you to download the calculators, contact us and we will assist you with the calculations.
Please note that the PCSPS(NI) does not maintain these calculators.  Any queries regarding the calculators should be directed to GB Civil Service Pensions .External website
You will need to have Microsoft Excel to use the calculators, if you do not have MS Excel you can download a MS Excel viewer from here: Download viewerExternal website

Added pension

Added pensions calculator for classic External website(xls 85 KB)
Added pension calculator for classic plus or premium External website(xls 85 KB)
Added pension calculator nuvos External website(xls 85 KB)
The calculators illustrate how much added pension you can buy with either a lump sum or regular monthly payments over a set period of time. It also estimates how much you might need to pay if you want to increase your pension by a set amount, e.g. £500 a year - again, either as a one-off lump sum payment or by monthly contributions. It gives you the flexibility to decide what you can afford.
For further information on added pension please refer to our added pension section.

Partial retirement

Note: You will need a recent benefit statement and your pensionable earnings in your current and planned reshaped job to complete the calculator.
This calculator is designed to help you understand the possible effect of partial retirement on your income during your transition to retirement and also on your final pension.
Partial retirement calculator (xls 90KB)
For further information please refer to our partial retirement section.

partnership pension account

This ready reckoner will show you how much money will go into your partnership pension account depending on your age, pensionable earnings and contribution levels.
This includes:
  • your contribution, if you choose to make one,
  • tax relief on your contribution,
  • your employer's age-related contribution and
  • your employer's contribution to match yours (up to 3%).
partnership ready reckoner [xls 16KB]
For further information, check the partnership pension account section.

Tax free lump sum

Note: You will need a recent benefit statement or estimate to complete the calculator.
The maximum tax free lump sum for members of classic, classic plus and premium will be increased for anyone leaving on or after 1 October 2007. We have produced a calculator which shows the maximum lump sum you can take, based on a given amount of pension and the effect that taking a lump sum would have on your remaining pension.
Note: These amounts only apply if you are leaving or taking your pension from 1 October 2007 onward.
Lump sum calculator (xls 90KB)
For further information, check the age retirement section for your pension arrangement.