- a tax-free lump sum when you retire
- a pension based on your career average pay
- the ability to increase your pension by paying additional voluntary contributions
- voluntary retirement from age 55
- retirement from age 50 with your council’s consent
- an ill health pension from any age
- a death in service lump sum of two times career average pay
- a spouse's or civil partner’s pension
- children's pensions
- index-linked benefits to ensure that they keep pace with inflation.
- your contributions attract tax relief when they are deducted from your allowances.
