The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014

CHAPTER 8E+WShort-service annuity for post-benefit service

Meaning of “entitlement day” (short-service annuity)E+W

123.  The entitlement day for a short-service annuity is the date specified in an application under regulation 162 for payment of the annuity, which must be no earlier than 6 weeks after the day on which the application is made.

Entitlement to short-service annuityE+W

124.—(1) A person (P) is entitled to payment from the entitlement day of a short-service annuity in respect of post-benefit service if—

(a)P enters a period of post-benefit service;

(b)P is not re-qualified for retirement benefits in respect of that service;

(c)P leaves all eligible employment; and

(d)P has applied under regulation 162 for payment of the annuity.

(2) A short-service annuity is payable for life.

Annual rate of short-service annuityE+W

125.  The annual rate of a short-service annuity is the actuarial equivalent of the sum of—

(a)all of the members' contributions, faster accrual contributions (if any) and additional pension contributions (if any) in respect of a period of post-benefit service paid up to the date of receipt of the application under regulation 162; and

(b)interest to the date of payment at 3% per year, compounded with yearly rests on those contributions from the first day of the financial year following that in which they were paid.