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Why some government services are paying more pension contributions than others

Submitted on Thursday 9th March 2017

Rejected on Saturday 18th March 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)

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Why some government services are paying more pension contributions than others

Petition Details

Why is the Police pension contributions so much higher than other government departments, bearing in mind that the percentage contributed makes no difference to the amount of care police pension you ultimately receive. Other public sector care schemes are not contributing the same amounts.

Additional Information

Care pension contribution rates;

Civil Service
£21,211 to £48,471 - 5.45%

Judicial
£21,211 to £48,471 - 5.45%

Local Government
£21,201 to £34,400 - 6.5%
£34,401 to £43,500 - 6.8%
£43,501 to £60,700 - 8.5%

NHS
£21,478 to £26,824 - 7.1%
£26,824 to £47,846 - 9.3%

Teachers
Up to £25,999 - 7.4%
£26k to £34,999 - 8.6%
£35k to £41,499 - 9.6%
£41,500 to £54,999 - 10.2%

Fire Fighters
Up to £27,543 - 10.5%
£27,544 to £51,005 - 12.7%

Police
Up to £27,000 - 12.44%
£27k to £60k - 13.44%


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