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About Essex Pension Fund

Essex Pension Fund is one of the 86 local funds that make up the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). We provide pensions to people working in local government roles across Essex.

The LGPS is a defined benefit (career average) pension scheme, so your pension is secure and provides a guaranteed pension which is payable for life. The way the Fund runs is approved by Parliament, and all LGPS funds work in the same way. The Fund is run by Essex County Council who are the ‘administering authority’.

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About the Fund

Who looks after your pension

Essex Pension Fund is a Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE) pension scheme. This means your pension is based on your salary each year and how long you are a member.

The Fund is one of the largest LGPS funds with over 800 participating employers and has a value of £10.909 billion as at 31 March 2024. Members of the Fund include people who work at Essex County Council, district and borough councils as well as other organisations such as schools, academies, colleges, town and parish councils and charities.

There are three bodies who look after the Essex Pension Fund:
1

Pension Strategy Board (PSB)

2

Investment Steering Commitee (ISC)

3

Pensions Advisory Board (PAB)

How the Fund is run

Meet the team

Proud to be an award-winning team!

Essex Pension Fund is run by over 70 members of staff who look after the scheme members and employers. You can find out more about the team on the Working For Essex website.

Over the past ten years, the Fund has won many awards for good governance, investment strategy and risk management. See our most recent awards in our digital trophy cabinet below.

  1. Pension Age Awards
    2024

    Pensions Age Awards 2024
    Best investment strategy award

  2. UK Pension Awards
    2024

    UK Pension Awards 2024
    Best Pension Scheme Investment Strategy

  3. LAPF Investment Awards
    2024

    LAPF Investment Awards 2024
    LGPS Fund of the Year (assets over £2.5billion)

  4. LGC Investment Awards
    2024

    LGC Investment Awards 2024
    Fund of the year (large)

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Careers

Apply for a career with us

At Essex Pension Fund, we’re proud to have a team with a wealth of knowledge and experience, built through years of dedication and career growth. We offer a variety of exciting career opportunities across the many teams that keep our Fund running smoothly, from compliance and investment to payroll and our dedicated contact team.

Whether you're looking to take the next step in your career or start a new journey with us, there’s a place for you here.

If you want more information about the teams and how we work, head to Working for Essex.

There are currently no live vacancies.

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How we invest

Our investment strategy for the Fund

The aim of the investment strategy is to ensure that Essex Pension Fund has enough money to pay your benefits in retirement. The Investment Steering Committee (ISC) is a decision-making committee which looks after the Fund’s investments.

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Compliments, complaints and disputes

Share your feedback

We are committed to getting things right and we take all the feedback seriously. Any compliments, comments or concerns are appreciated.

Sharing your feedback

If you would like to share your experience, please get in touch with us at [email protected].

We also have a number of surveys for our stakeholders. Please choose the one that’s most suitable for your feedback:

All surveys will take you about 30 seconds each to complete.

If we can't resolve an issue

If you think there's an issue with your pension or disagree with a decision we’ve made, please contact us first, we can often resolve concerns quickly and informally. If we can’t, you have the right to request a formal review under the Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure (IDRP) .

There are also other organisations that can help:

  • Pensions Ombudsman - If you are not happy with the response to your complaint, you can get in touch with the Pensions Ombudsman who can investigate your case. If you would like to find out more, go to the Pensions Ombudsman website .
  • Money Helper - If you need to make a pensions related complaint, MoneyHelper can provide free and impartial advice online or over the phone. If you would like to find out more, go to the Money Helper website.
  • Freedom of information - Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) you have the right to request any written or recorded information held by us. If you would like to find out more go to the FOI page on the council website.

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