Working part time
At a glance
If you work part time, you can still build up benefits in the police pension scheme. Your pension would be based on your actual earnings.
You are in the
2015 scheme
Calculating what you pay
Contributions
Your contributions would be based on your actual pensionable earnings you have received in the previous 12 months (1 April to 31 March). Find out more in the contributions section.
Example 1
Joe works part time. His actual pensionable earnings are £40,000 a year. If Joe worked full time this would be £50,000. Based on his actual pensionable earnings, his contribution rate would be 13.88%.
Joe’s contributions are calculated as:
Example 2
Ramona works part time (20 hours per week). Her full time equivalent salary is £37,692 her actual pensionable earnings are £18,846 her contribution rate would be 12.88%.
Ramona’s contributions are calculated as
Future income
Pension
Your pension would build up in the same way as a full time member, however it would be based on the part-time earnings that you receive. Visit the how your pension builds up section to find out more.