Active pension accounts, deferred pensions and pensions in payment are adjusted each April in line with the cost of living. The increase is based on the September to September adjustment to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). The CPI index for the year up to September 2025 was 3.8%.
This means active pension accounts, deferred pensions and pensions in payment in the LGPS will increase by 3.8% in April 2026.
If your pension is in payment, it will increase from 6 April 2026. Your April pension payment will include a part month increase.
If you joined the LGPS before 1 April 2014 and you retired in the last year, your pension may not increase by the full 3.8%. You will receive a proportion of the increase based on the date you left the Scheme.