2023 Pensioner Newsletter

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Payment Dates

paymentsaremadeon the25thofeachmonth

whenthe25thisa Saturday,Sundayorbank holidaypaymentwillbe madeontheprevious workingday

monthlypaymentsare madetoyourchosen bankorbuildingsociety

Pension Increaseofup to10.1%

BasedontheCPIrateof inflationforSeptember 2022,yourLGPSpension increasedbyupto10.1% from10April2023

Astheincreasetoyour pensionappliespartway throughApril,yourApril paymentincludedboth thenewandoldrates.

YOUR PAYSLIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON RPOWERED , WILTSHIRE COUNCIL'S SECURE PAYSLIP PORTAL.

Thenewratewillbe seeninfullfromMay's instalmentofyour pension.

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Areyournominationsuptodate?

Nominating your relatives or dependents to receive any lump sum death grant ensures payments can be made quickly, without waiting for your Estate to be settled, and normally without liability for inheritancetax

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Cost of living

COSTOFLIVINGPAYMENTS2023/24

In addition the increase to your pension in line with inflation, you may be entitled to cost of living payments from the governmentdependantonyourcircumstances.

If entitled these payments should be made automatically. More information can be found on their website, www.gov.uk/guidance/cost-of-living-payment

Overseas Pensioner Existence Check

Every two years we conduct an overseas pension existence exercise, this is to check that all of our overseas pensioners are still alive and hence the payments should continue.

Notice will be provided prior to the next exercise which is due to take place mid 2024 by Heywood's (our mortality screening and tracing partner). Please visit our website for more information.

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WEAREPROUDTOPRESENTOURFIRST AFFORDABLEHOUSINGIMPACTREPORT.

Thepurposeofthisreportistoinformstakeholders aboutWiltshirePensionFund'sImpactAffordable Housingportfolio.Itprovideskeyfactsandhighlightsthe potentialforstable,securedinflation-linkedinvestment returnswhilstbenefitingresidents,localcommunities withintheUK,andthewidereconomy.

Thesocialbenefitfrominvestinginthese typesofhomesiscompletelyintegralto theinvestmentcase Weneedtomake surethatthemanagerswhowehave selectedtodeliverthisportfolioare investinginlinewiththeirstrategies,and thebestwaytodothisistomonitorboth thefinancialreturnsandalsothepositive impactstheyaregenerating.Wedothis bycollectingseveralmetricsforour portfolio,whicharedetailedand explainedwithinourreport.Wehavealso includedcasestudiesandotherrelated information,inasimpleandeasy-toreadformat

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Email: PensionEnquiries@wiltshire.gov.uk

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