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12.
I should
Children's Pensions
explain that the Widows' and
Scheme is a contributory scheme.
Under the terms of the scheme, each contributor is issued
with a statement every year of the amount of pension
benefits So far accrued from both his actual and the
Government's notional contributions in the event of death.
13.
The
Unlike the Widows' and Children's Pensions
Scheme, however, the civil service pensions scheme is
non-contributory. A service pension is only payable when
the officer retires under approved circumstances.
amount of pension payable is dependent on the officer's
final salary and the length of his pensionable service on
retirement. It is not calculated on the basis of accrued
benefits and, therefore, no statement Of accumulated
pension rights can
rights can be issued. Officers themselves are,
of course, quite capable of making a projection of what
their pension will be on the basis of existing levels of
remuneration if they retire at a certain time in the
future. The mathematics for doing this are set out in
Annex XII to Civil Service Regulations for the benefit of
those with an algebraic turn of mind. But no projection
accurately predict the amount of pension eventually
can
payable.