Contact your fund
The LGPS is administered locally by 86 local pension funds in England and Wales. You will generally belong to the pension fund in the area that you work, or if you have left the Scheme, where you used to work. Contact your employer if you are not sure. If you have a pension credit, your pension fund is where those benefits are held.
Have you lost touch with a previous pension provider?
You may have lost touch with your former pension schemes but, if you have, don’t worry as the Pension Tracing Service can help. It holds details of almost 200,000 UK pension schemes and provides a tracing service free of charge. You can contact them at:
The Pension Tracing Service
The Pension Service 9
Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 1LU
Telephone: 0800 731 0193
Or visit the Pension Tracing Service website.
Don’t forget to keep your pension providers up to date with any change in your home address.