The European Parliamentary (United Kingdom Representatives) Pension Scheme, also known as the MEP UK pension scheme, was established in 1979 to provide pensions for UK members for the European parliament. The scheme closed to new members in 2009.
Statutory responsibility for the scheme passed to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. IPSA’s role is to review and amend the pension scheme rules where appropriate, and to appoint scheme managers.
The Cabinet Office provides administrative services to the scheme through Capita, who also administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme. The pensioner payroll is provided by Capita Pensions Solutions Limited.
If you would like to know when you can take your pension benefits and how long the process will take, please read the Deferred members section.
If you are already taking your pension, please read the Pensioner members section.
Information about you Additional Voluntary Contribution Scheme (AVC)