Should i transfer my private pension to new civil service pension?

abbas5001

Hi all,
I joined the civil service earlier this year and joined their pension scheme. As i understand it, it is one of the most generous schemes around.  After leaving my previous employer, who i had a private pension with, i received a letter from Aviva to advise that payments were obviously not being made into it anymore and that i could keep it or transfer it.  It only contains a modest sum of around £750, am i better leaving it where it is or transferring it to my civil service pension, if possible?

Many thanks 

Silvertabby

As it's such a tiny amount I can't think of any reason not to transfer it into your CS pension scheme.

Another_Saver

May as well transfer.
If it was a worthwhile amount, say £10k, something you could live on for a year then it would make sense to have it sit alongside the Civil Service Pension, but it's not worth the admin for that much.