Career average pension scheme (CARE) meaning

What is the Teachers’ Pension Scheme? The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) is a statutory public service pension arrangement for members of the teaching profession in England and Wales. Since 1 April 2015, the TPS has consisted of two schemes: The reformed TPS (often described in TPS literature as the ‘2015 Scheme’), established on 1 April 2015 under the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (PSPA 2013) as a career average revalued earnings (CARE) scheme. This Practice Note concerns that scheme. The legacy TPS, created by the Superannuation Act 1972 (SA 1972) as a final salary scheme for those who joined before 1 April 2015. It closed to future accrual on 31 March 2022, while retaining a final salary link within that scheme. For more, see Practice Note: The legacy Teachers’ Pension Scheme. Separate schemes operate in Scotland and Northern Ireland and are outside the scope of this Practice Note. When the reformed TPS launched, the government acted to close the legacy TPS to...

What is the National Health Service Pension Scheme? The NHSPS is an unfunded public service occupational pension that delivers salary‑related, defined benefit (DB) retirement provision for health service staff. The reformed NHSPS (often termed the ‘2015 Scheme’) began on 1 April 2015 as a career average revalued earnings (CARE) arrangement. New starters since that date have joined this scheme, which is the focus of this Practice Note. The legacy NHSPS (the ‘1995/2008 Scheme’) consists of two separate final salary sections—the 1995 Section and the 2008 Section—both closed to future accrual, while preserving a final salary link within that scheme. For further details, see Practice Note: The legacy National Health Service Pension Scheme. There are distinct schemes in Scotland and Northern Ireland, which are not covered by this Practice Note. When the reformed NHSPS opened, the government acted to close the 1995 and 2008 Sections to future accrual, subject to: ...

What is the Teachers’ Pension Scheme? The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) is a statutory public service pension scheme for members of the teaching profession in England and Wales. Since 1 April 2015, the TPS has consisted of two distinct schemes: the reformed TPS (often described in TPS literature as the ‘2015 Scheme’), introduced on 1 April 2015 under the Public Service Pensions Act 2013 (PSPA 2013) as a career average revalued earnings (CARE) scheme for those joining on or after 1 April 2015. For further information, see Practice Note: The reformed Teachers' Pension Scheme the legacy TPS, set up under the Superannuation Act 1972 (SA 1972) as a final salary scheme for members who joined before 1 April 2015. This scheme is the subject of this Practice Note Be aware there are separate schemes in Scotland and Northern Ireland, which are not covered by this Practice Note...