Lost pension

Silvertabby

FIREDreamer said:

whatretired said:

I wonder if anyone can help? I worked for a local authority from 1975-77. I haven't kept any payslips from this time so I don't have evidence of my employment. However I have contacted the local authority and asked how to apply for my pension for that period. They said that they have no record of me. I can't be certain that I paid superannuation but if it was offered to me, then I would have paid into the scheme. I have always been financially aware. Do you know would HMRC have a record of this?

Back in those days you would have needed 5 years’ service to have obtained a deferred pension so it’s likely your contributions were refunded to you shortly after you left.

it changed to 2 years’ service sometime in the 1980’s but I am not sure when.

April 1988

FIREDreamer

Silvertabby said:

FIREDreamer said:

whatretired said:

I wonder if anyone can help? I worked for a local authority from 1975-77. I haven't kept any payslips from this time so I don't have evidence of my employment. However I have contacted the local authority and asked how to apply for my pension for that period. They said that they have no record of me. I can't be certain that I paid superannuation but if it was offered to me, then I would have paid into the scheme. I have always been financially aware. Do you know would HMRC have a record of this?

Back in those days you would have needed 5 years’ service to have obtained a deferred pension so it’s likely your contributions were refunded to you shortly after you left.

it changed to 2 years’ service sometime in the 1980’s but I am not sure when.

April 1988

Thanks.

Makes sense, tying in nicely to the date when earned GMP started to have a degree (max 3%) of inflation protection.

noanie

Currently trying to track my old woolworths pension which was with kingfisher I have had no luck in tracing it after contacting newmerise pension funds, any advice.

Marcon

noanie said:

Currently trying to track my old woolworths pension which was with kingfisher I have had no luck in tracing it after contacting newmerise pension funds, any advice.

As already asked when you posted this question earlier today, are you sure there's one to find? Could you give your (rough) dates of employment, which are often key to whether or not there's a pension to find?