Transfer from West Yorkshire Pension Fund to NHS Pensions the 'right' move?

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I am in the process of transferring from my (West Yorkshire Pension Fund) WYPF to NHS Pensions. However, before I progress I thought I would ask on here for any steer about whether or not this is the 'right' choice (recognising that you can't provide financial advice, etc.).
My current salary in the NHS is more than my previous salary in the WYPF if that makes a difference:
WYPF wages (approx dates to make numbers of years in a post match):
WYPF (Joined 2009 and left 2021) - Offering a transfer value of £73,414.75
NHS Pension Scheme (Joined 17/12/2021) - This will buy me the following:
My current salary in the NHS is more than my previous salary in the WYPF if that makes a difference:
WYPF wages (approx dates to make numbers of years in a post match):
- 2009 to 2011 - £12k
- 2012 to 2015 - £22k
- 2016 to 2018 - £28k
- 2019 to 2020 - £34k
- 2021 to 2021 - £42k
- 2022 to 2022 - £42k
- 2023 to 2023 - £48k
WYPF (Joined 2009 and left 2021) - Offering a transfer value of £73,414.75
- £28,610.75 as Outer Club of final salary benefits accrued to 31/03/2014
- £44,803 as Inner Club of CARE benefits accrued from 01/04/2014)
NHS Pension Scheme (Joined 17/12/2021) - This will buy me the following:
- 2015 NHS Pension Scheme - Club Earned Pension Credit £5122.48 / Pensionable Membership 7 years 261 days
- 2008 Section of the 1995/2008 NHS Pension Scheme - Membership Credit of 4 years 126 days
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So, leave benefits deferred with LGPS:
Benefits accrued up to 2014 have an NRA of 65.
Benefits will increase each year in line with CPI.
May be taken (subject to age and early payment reductions) while still working for NHS.
Transfer:
NRA of SPA
Annual increases (to CARE) CPI plus NHS revaluation.
There is no 'right or wrong' answer to your question, as every case is so different.
- Outer Club Final Salary Benefits accrued to 31/03/2014 - £38,224.81
- Inner Club CARE Benefits accrued from 01/04/2014 - £5148.22 (similar, but £26 higher than NHS Pensions)
My NHS pay will be significantly higher than my pay on WYPF. While my highest WYPF salary at local authority was £42k, this was as a temporary secondment (to the NHS) so they will most likely only base it on the £34k in my contract. In the NHS, at a minimum, I am a Band 8a so even if I do not porgress any further - my NHS pay will go up to approx. £55k in about 4 years (not including any wage increases due to inflation).