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West Yorkshire Pension Fund is the pension fund for employees of West Yorkshire's five councils (Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Kirklees and Calderdale), plus another 181 local-government organisations. We have over 200,000 members.
WYPF pensions are secure
The current credit crunch and banking crisis has had the effect of reducing the current value of WYPF's assets as a result of the consequent falls in the world's stock markets.
Nevertheless, pensions in payment by WYPF are totally secure in that they are guaranteed by law and are not affected by the investment returns achieved by the Fund.
Indeed WYPF currently enjoys a very strong positive cash flow whereby the income coming into the Fund each year is £250 million more than the pension benefits paid each year.
An update for employers and individuals (PDF 590K) As we approach the third anniversary of the pension taxation changes introduced on 6 April 2006 (A-Day), now is an important time for employers, as well as for individuals who have built up significant pension entitlements, to review their pension arrangements.
Retired newsletter spring 2009
Active newsletter spring 2009
Deferred newsletter 2009
Annual report 2008
The Local Government Pension Scheme
On 1 April 2008 a new-look LGPS began and in many ways it's better than the old scheme.
If you retired or left the LGPS before 1 April 2008 then the new-look pension scheme doesn't apply to you.
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