05/12/2022

Cost of Living - resources

First Actuarial has put together a set of resources on their Cost of Living microsite to help support people through the cost of living crisis.

Further information, including a video with tips on...

18/11/2022

State Pension Triple Lock

In the 2022 Autumn Statement, the Chancellor confirmed that the triple lock will be reinstated from April 2023 and so the State Pension will rise in line with September’s inflation rate (10.1%) ...

31/10/2022

Pension Awareness Week - How pension aware are you?

Pensions can be a complicated topic, and Pension Awareness aims to provide free, impartial, and straightforward pension information.

First Actuarial are official supporters of Pension Awareness...

28/10/2022

Check your State Pension

From April 2016, the Government introduced a new State pension, replacing the previous basic State pension and State additional pension.  The new State pension for 2022/23 is £185.15 per...

03/10/2022

Normal pension increases

Pensions are increased in October and April each year in line with the RGPS Rules. Different increases apply to different parts of RGPS pensions, depending on when they were earned. The latest...

01/08/2022

Outcome of the Member Nominated Trustee Director election

Following the recent Member Nominated Trustee Director (MND) election process, we are pleased to confirm the appointment of Barbara Houghton as MND of the Scheme from 1 August 2022.

Barbara takes...