Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS)
The CSCS provides compensation for civil servants retired early. It covers most permanent civil servants, including those who have opted out of all Civil Service pension arrangements.
The CSCS can provide payments under the following categories:
- compulsory early retirement
for staff age 50 or over who are made redundant - compulsory early severance
for staff age under 50 who are made redundant - flexible early retirement
for staff who retire after age 50 because of limited efficiency, limited postability or departmental restructuring - flexible early severance
for staff aged who leave before age 50 because of limited efficiency, limited postability or departmental restructuring - approved early retirement
this allows departments with surplus staff to invite volunteers for early retirement from those age 50 (age 55 for new joiners on or after 6 April 2006) and over with 5 years qualifying service. Staff aged 55 with over 25 years service can also apply.
The CSCS also provides compensation for civil servants on fixed-term appointments.
More information is given in the relevant booklets.
If you are a PCSPS member, you can also ask your pension administrator.
