PART 5 Retirement benefits for teachers
CHAPTER 8Short-service annuity for post-benefit service
Meaning of “entitlement day” (short-service annuity)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 annuity124
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 annuity125
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.