If granted an ill health pension, how is my pension calculated?

If you have less than 2 years membership the benefit payable is a one off lump sum of one quarter of your pensionable salary.

If you have between two and five years membership your accrued pension is payable without any reduction for early payment.

If you have five or more years membership, your pension is calculated in the same way as for members with between two and five years’ pensionable service but your pensionable service may be increased as follows: If you are under age 55, your pensionable service will be increased by ten years; if you are aged 55 or over, your pensionable service will be increased by the period up to age 65. At any age an overall maximum of 40 years’ total membership applies so, any increase to pensionable service will be restricted so that, your total membership will not exceed 40 years.