Pensionable pay for councillors and mayors
Pensionable pay is the pay used to work out your pension. In most cases, it is also the pay from which your contributions are deducted.
The meaning of pensionable pay for councillors is different than for employees.
Pensionable pay for councillors and mayors is the total of following amounts paid under the authority’s approved remuneration scheme:
- Basic allowances
- Special responsibility allowances
- Relevant allowances
- Any relevant salary paid
A relevant allowance is an allowance paid under a combined authority or combined county authority establishment order except travel and subsistence allowances. Travel and subsistence allowances are not pensionable.