Whatever your age, you're never too young to think about your pension and, the earlier you start your pension, the better off you will be when you retire. It's vital that your pension works for you, adapting and growing for your own situation.
For those of you approaching retirement, you may feel a mixture of emotions that fall somewhere between anticipation and apprehension, and this area will help you by providing information on your retirement options and your pension.
Information is available here for both the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) which is administered by Dundee City Council and the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme (SPPA), administered by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency.
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Online portal - Tayside Pension Fund (opens new window)
- PKC retirement options for LGPS (PDF, 4 KB)
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Framework for Managing Workforce Changes (PDF, 143 KB)
Over 55 years of age and thinking about retiring?
- Information you need to know about retirement (PDF, 109 KB)
- Reduction table (PDF, 77 KB)
- Rule of 85 (PDF, 501 KB)
- Calculate state pension age
Flexible retirement
- Flexible retirement - Key points (PDF, 18 KB)
- Flowchart (PDF, 7 KB)
- Estimate request form (Word doc, 28 KB)
Voluntary Severance Scheme (VSS)
- Voluntary Severance Scheme (PDF, 25 KB)
- Appendix 1 - Summary of terms (PDF, 6 KB)
- Appendix 2 - Voluntary severance payment table (PDF, 84 KB)
- Appendix 3 - Examples of voluntary severance (PDF, 5 KB)
- Appendix 4 - Summary of benefits (PDF, 97 KB)
- Request form for voluntary severance estimate (Word doc, 26 KB)
- Guidance for line managers (PDF, 7 KB)
- Initial assessment guidance (PDF, 17 KB)
- Voluntary Severance Scheme - Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 37 KB)
How can you increase your pension?
- Shared Cost and Additional Voluntary Contributions
- Additional Pension Contribution Form (PDF, 115 KB)
Information from your pension provider
- Tayside Pension Fund
- FAQs - Freedom and Choice
- Changes to the LGPS (PDF, 251 KB)
- LGPS Scheme
- Contacting Tayside Pension
- Tayside Pension Fund - Retirement FAQs (PDF, 44 KB)
Your pension scheme
- Contribution rates - What do you pay? (PDF, 14 KB)
- Joining form
- 50/50 Joining form
- Right of Appeal (PDF, 196 KB)
Death in service
- Death in service procedures - Single Status / Craft / Chief Officers (PDF, 29 KB)
- Survivor benefits | Tayside Pension Fund
Councilllors Pensions
- Pensions for councillors | Tayside Pension Fund
- A Guide to the LGPS for Eligible Councillors | Tayside Pension Fund
Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA)
Pension information
How can you increase your pension?
Your pension scheme
Death in service
General information
- SPPA - Actuarially reduced pensions flowchart (PDF, 9 KB)
- SPPA - Premature retirement flowchart (PDF, 6 KB)
- Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme 2015
- Information about 2015 remedy
Last modified on 31 July 2025
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