Useful links
We have provided these links for information and convenience only. We
cannot accept responsibility for the sites linked to, or the information
found there. A link does not imply an endorsement of a site; likewise, not
linking to a particular site does not imply lack of endorsement.
Age
Concern [External website] – a national network of
more than 400 independent charities, providing help and care for older
people
Capita
Hartshead [External website] – Civil Service
pensioner payroll provider
Civil Service Benevolent
Fund [External website] – helps people who work, or
have worked, in the Civil Service and other public sector organisations who
experience unexpected difficulties.
The Civil Service Insurance
Society [External website] – A not for
profit organisation offering a range of personal insurance
policies for serving and retired Civil and Public Servants and their
partners. Authorised and regulated by The Financial
Services Authority [External website].
Civil Service Pensioners
Alliance [External website] – a voluntary body
which campaigns, lobbies and acts on behalf of all pensioners from the
Civil Service and related bodies.
Civil Service Retirement
Fellowship [External website] – a registered
charity, supported by the government, which works for the benefit of
retired people who have previously been employed in the Civil Service or in
certain allied organisations; and their partners.
Directgov [External website] – The
gateway to government information and services online.
Financial Ombudsman
Service [External website] – provides consumers
with a free, independent service for resolving disputes with financial
firms.
The
Financial Services Authority [External website] –
an independent body that regulates the financial services industry in the
UK.
Help the
Aged [External website] – securing and upholding
the rights of older people everywhere so that they can better their lives.
HM
Revenue & Customs [External website]
HM Treasury [External website] – The Treasury is
responsible for developing policy, co-ordinating and providing advice on
pension and compensation scheme arrangements in the public services. This
includes setting the rate of Pensions Increases each year.
The Pensions Advisory Service
(TPAS) [External website] – an independent
non-profit organisation that provides information and guidance on the whole
spectrum of pensions, covering State, company, personal and stakeholder
schemes.
Pensions
Ombudsman [External website] – investigates and
decides complaints and disputes about the way that pension schemes are run.
Service Personnel and Veterans
Agency [External website] – An executive agency of
Ministry of Defence. This page gives information on the Armed Forces
Pension Scheme.
The Pensions
Regulator [External website] – the regulator of
work-based pension schemes.
The Pensions
Service [External website] – part of the Department for Work and
Pensions [External website]. The Pension Service
also helps people trace pension schemes that they have lost touch with.
