Skip to content

We use cookies on this site

If you don't want to accept cookies, you can change your preferences

Accept Manage cookies
  3. Home
  4. Jobs and careers
  5. Council pension scheme

Stay safe in very hot weather

Very hot weather is expected for the next few days. A red heat-health alert (the highest level) is in place for London on Wednesday and Thursday.  

Hot weather can be dangerous and can cause serious illness. Stay safe and look out for others who may be particularly vulnerable to the heat. Read advice on GOV.UK

Cool spaces

There are local cool spaces that are free and open to everyone. Visit them to rest, drink water and stay cool. Find a cool space near you

Access Islington hubs 

North and South Access Islington hubs are closed due to the hot weather. The Central Hub is open for urgent, in-person support, until 4pm today (Wednesday 24 June) but avoid travelling unless it is essential. 

You can still access our services online and you can call us on 020 7527 2000 if you need to speak to someone. 

Jobs and careers

Pension news

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) access and fairness consultation

The Government is planning changes to the LGPS rules to improve outcomes for members and their dependants. Some of the changes will affect what is paid after an LGPS member dies.

Under the current rules, some survivor pensions paid to husbands, wives or civil partners are worked out differently depending on the sex of the member and their partner. The Government plans to change the LGPS rules to remove this unfairness. Not all survivor pensions will be affected. If a survivor pension is affected by this change, it will increase.

When an LGPS pensioner member dies, there may be a death grant payable. This depends on when the member left the scheme and how long their pension has been paid for. Under the current rules, no death grant is paid when a member over age 75 dies. The Government plans to remove this upper age limit.

These changes will remove unfairness in the scheme and will be backdated. This means that some survivor pensions that are already being paid will increase, and new death grants will be paid in respect of some members who died after age 75.

The LGPS rules have not been changed yet, and Islington Council Pension Fund will inform members following any change in the scheme rules.

Normal minimum pension age is set to increase from age 55 to 57

The normal minimum pension age (NMPA) is the age at which most members of registered pension schemes can draw down on their pensions without incurring a tax charge for unauthorised payments.

The Government plans to increase the NMPA from 55 to 57 on 6 April 2028 to coincide with the rise of state pension age to 67. 

In this section

Was this information helpful?



Data protection: We will handle your personal information in line with the Data Protection Act 1998 and in accordance with the council’s Fair Processing Notice.