Firefighters

About Firefighter Pensions

How your pension works

How your Firefighters Pension works

Pension benefits explained

The benefits of your Firefighters Pension

Tax on your pension

A basic guide to tax on pensions.

Joining a Firefighters Pension

Automatic Enrolment

A guide to automatic enrolment

Joining the Scheme

Information for people who are joining the Pension scheme

Transferring a Pension in

How to transfer former pension rights from another scheme

Rejoining the scheme

How to re-join the Scottish Firefighters Pension Scheme

Leaving or Opting Out

Opting out but continuing to work in the SFRS

Understand your options if you have decided to opt out of the scheme

Refund of contributions

Details of when you can receive a refund of pension contributions

Leaving - find out what happens to your pension

Find out what happens to your pension when you leave the Fire Service

Growing your Pension

Keep track of your pension

Pension benefit statements

Increasing your pension

Find out how you can increase your pension savings

Matthews Case

Following the Matthews case, the European Court ruled separately that

Life Events

Changes to your job

Changing your working pattern

Absence from work

Information about career breaks

Married or in a relationship

Information about making nominations

Becoming a parent

What happens to your pension benefits when you take parental leave

I am ill or injured

Your options if you become too ill to work

Getting Divorced

Find out more about pension sharing on divorce.

Ready for Retirement

Planning for retirement

Understanding your retirement options

Understand how much you'll get

Annual Benefit Statements and Estimates

I'm Retired

Going back to work

Your options for returning to work after retiring

Annual Pension Increase

Each year your pension increases with inflation

Bereavement

Tell us someone has died

What to do when someone who has a Firefighters pension dies

Death Benefits

What happens to your Firefighters pension when you die

Making a Change

Keeping your details up to date

How to update your personal details

Changing your address

How to change your address

Changing your bank details

How to change your bank details

Firefighters Remedy Hub

Firefighters Remedy: What is Remedy?

Information about the 2015 Remedy

Firefighters Remedy: I'm paying into a pension

Information about remedy if you are paying into a pension

Firefighters Remedy: I've opted out or left my

Information about remedy if you left or opted out

Firefighters Remedy: I'm ready for retirement

Information about Remedy if you are ready for retirement

Firefighters Remedy: I'm retired

Information about Remedy if you have retired

Firefighters Remedy: Bereavement and 2015 Remedy

Find out what happens when a member who is eligible for 2015 Remedy dies.

Firefighters Remedy: Contingent Decision

Eligibility and how to apply for a contingent decision

Firefighter Remedy Calculator

Find out more about how you can access an online calculator to provide you

Firefighters - Forms

Please click on the title above to see all the Firefighters Forms.

Firefighters' Factors

Access our Firefighters factors

Employers

Annual Returns

Annual return resource page for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Valuations

Firefighters scheme valuations.

Scheme governance and legislation

Pension Board

Find out more about the Scottish Firefighters’ Pension Board.

Scheme Advisory Board

Details of the Firefighters' Pension Scheme Advisory Board.

Regulations

Regulations governing the Scottish Firefighters' pension schemes.

Circulars

A list of Firefighters circulars issued by SPPA.

Consultations

Consultations on proposed changes to Firefighters' pension schemes.