Pensions

These pages give information about the pension schemes operated by the Pensions Board.

There are 3 major pension arrangements.  Please follow the links for further information:

The Pensions Department is responsible for the administration of the schemes, contact details can be found on our Contact the Pensions Department page.

News

Dr Jonathan Spencer has written an open letter to the Church of England newspaper regarding the valuation of the clergy pension scheme.  You can download a copy by clicking the link on the right.

Please note that you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to access the document.

Equitable Life

Those members of the Clergy pension scheme and the CCSS who paid Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) to Equitable Life's with profit fund between 1 September 1992 and 31 December 2000 may be due compensation.  If this is the case, the administrators of the Equitable Life compensation scheme will contact you directly by writing to your home address.

For more information on the eligibility for the compensation scheme please see:

Equitable Life Compensation Scheme

Please contact the Pensions Helpline (0207 898 1802), email pensions (pensions@churchofengland.org) or write to us, if you have any other questions about AVCs.