Pensions (Teachers: Scotland)

Pensions: advice for teachers and lecturers

Teachers’ Pensions Scotland

How do I obtain further information about my pension?

1. Contact Voice Scotland

Tel: 0131 220 8241.

E-mail: scotland@voicetheunion.org.uk.

Please quote your membership number.

2. Contact Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA). (SPPA, 7 Tweedside Park, Galashiels, TD1 3TE.) It will speed up your enquiry if you have your GTC number to hand.

Further information

Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme: Updated Member’s Guide and STSS Employers’ Guide (September 2009)

Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme: latest circular (31 July 2009)

Application for Retirement Benefits – Age/Premature/ARP (pdf)

Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme Circular 2009/1 (February 2009): TEACHERS’ SUPERANNUATION (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2005 (as amended): Changes to Application Form RET 1 and RET 2 for Age, Premature (PRC) and Actuarially Reduced Pension (ARP) and inclusion of AW82 (Word)

Information on Public Pension Overpayments (December 2008)

Voice Scotland: An Easy Guide to the Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme (STSS) - see Voice Documents

Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme (STSS)

Other documents:

STSS Member’s Guide (pdf)

Other STSS forms and leaflets

Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme Circular 7/2008: Applications for ill health retirement received from 1 October 2008 (pdf)

Scottish Public Pensions Agency - Scottish Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme (STSS) - documents/info, including STSS Easy to Read Guide.

STSS Circulars

Superannuation (Teachers) Circular No 2007/2

The Teachers’ Superannuation (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/189) (Word)

Changes to Scottish Teachers’ Pensions (2007):

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