Understanding what you need to do to take the next step.
Lifetime Allowance (LTA) is the limit on the amount of pension benefits you can take from all your registered pension arrangements.
You can choose to claim your pension early any time after your pension scheme’s minimum retirement age.
Partial retirement allows pension scheme members to take some or all of their pension and tax-free lump sum and continue working.
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If you're ready to start claiming some or all of your pension, we're here to help you every step of the way. The step by step guide will tell you what you need to do and when at every stage of the process.
Step by step guide to claiming your pension
Different ways you can increase the amount of Civil Service pension you will receive when you retire
Register or log into the Pension Portal to estimate how much pension you might get.
If you can't access the Pension Portal, use our manual calculators to estimate how much pension you might get.