Pensions advice

The Pensions Shared Service is responsible for the benefits administration of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) on behalf of the Council and any admitted or scheduled bodies whose employees are part of the LGPS.

The pension records for all pension scheme members are held by the Pensions Shared Service.

All queries regarding London Borough Waltham Forest LGPS pension benefits should be directed to the Wandsworth team using the details shown below:

Pension contribution bands 2022 to 2023 (PDF)

As required by the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013, the London Borough of Waltham Forest Pension Fund has introduced an Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure (IDRP) for resolving disputes which may arise from any decision made by the Council that affects members’/beneficiaries’ pension rights. The document below gives full details of the procedure.

Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure (PDF)

• Statement of administering authority discretions policies (PDF)
• Statement of employing authority discretions policies (PDF)

Newsletters are provided quarterly by The Pensions Shared Service and can be found on their website.

2021 Funding Strategy Statement (PDF)