Annual Benefit Statements 2025
Unless your pension is in payment, you’ll receive an Annual Benefit Statement each year that shows the current value of your LGPS pension. These statements are a useful tool to help you keep track of your pension build-up and plan for retirement.
We are in the process of preparing statements for active and deferred members and hope to be able to issue them soon. Annual Benefit Statements must be issued by the statutory deadline of 31 August.
Your statement will be uploaded onto ‘My Pension Online’, our self-service portal, and we’ll email you let you know when it’s there if we have your email address. If you have more than one pension account, you’ll receive a separate notification and statement for each.
Get ready by registering for ‘My Pension Online’
‘My Pension Online’ has a dedicated Annual Benefit Statement dashboard that provides you with a summary of the information shown on your statement. This includes the current value of your LGPS pension and an estimate of the death benefits payable to you.
If you are still paying into the Scheme, you will also be able to see a pension forecast showing how much pension you could receive at your Normal Pension Age as well as your tax-free lump sum options.
To view your statement in full, click on ‘View my documents’ on your ‘My Pension Online’ dashboard.
Login or register now at: ms.buckinghamshire.gov.uk
If you have any difficulties accessing ‘My Pension Online’, please email [email protected].
If you’ve opted out of online communications, your statement will be posted to you.
Keeping you updated
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) rules and regulations are set by the Government. From time to time, things can change. To keep you updated on any changes that may affect you, we produce two newsletters (one for active members and one for deferred members) and issue them with your Annual Benefit Statement.
This year, your newsletter will let you know whether you’re eligible for McCloud underpin protection. If you are, it will also tell you whether or not we’ve checked if you have a final guarantee amount. If you do, the amount will be included in your annual pension value.
Generic newsletters can be accessed below. Please refer to your individual newsletter for information on your eligibility status.
- View the 2025 Active Newsletter
- View the 2025 Deferred Newsletter
For active members of the Scheme, we’ll also send an Annual Benefit Statement guide to help you make sense of your statement. If you’re no longer paying into the Scheme, take a look at the your Annual Benefit Statement webpage.
Need help?
If you need any assistance, we’re always happy to help. However, we do get busy at this time of the year and recommend that you read through these documents first before contacting us. If you still need a hand, please get in touch.