Lost Pension

[barry1010]

Is it worth chasing up a pension I paid in to for two or three years in the early 80s when I was employed by the Civil Service? I have no pension details at all and really haven't got a clue as to where to search or who to contact.
Should I just forget about it?

[bobbinwales]

its worth it but its odd youve not had any updates. Theylll find you from NI number. best to write with approx dates, name, address then and now, DOB, NI number, job title, place of work.
Theres a pension tracing service but shouldnt be needed for civil service

[bobbinwales]

are you sure you paid in tho- werent some civil service pensions non-contrib. Or if you did pay in did you withdraw contributions when you left as youngsters sometimes did

[Chinajan]

https://www.gov.uk/find-pension-contact-details

[bednobs]

YES it's worth chasing

[teacake44]

May be everything to gain, nothing to lose. :0)

[emmie]

i would if i were you...

[barry1010]

I definitely paid in and didn't withdraw my contributions. Thanks for the link, Chinajan.

Once again, thanks all

[Chinajan]

Most welcome barry

[jennyjoan]

Yes. I was in cs i paid into widows and dependants thing pensions thing. At 16 you done what you were told.

I. Got 7000 pounds back but 3000 had to be paid back to taxpeople cs will certainly be able to look it up nbut rr!ember i was in cs for 40 years

[EdmundD]

I was in a similar position some years ago. I had worked for the MoD in the 1970s and was in the Civil Service Pension Scheme. Like you I heard nothing and I decided to try to find out. This was in 2013.

I eventually found a source who asked me to provide personal details and eventually I started to receive a monthly pension and they advised that the pension was payable from my 60th birthday in 2010 so the backdated amount was paid as a lump sum.

I would start at the link below.

https://www.civilservicepensionscheme.org.uk/members/find-an-old-pension/

[barry1010]

Thank you, too, Edmund and JJ