We have tools to help you estimate the tax you may pay based on your earnings and how much monthly pension contributions could add up to in retirement.
Local Government Pension AVCs
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New customer looking to apply?
Are you a customer looking to change your existing AVC contributions?
Using your Online Service
There are other ways to get information about your policy. For most of our products, you can manage your policy online by logging in or registering for your Online Service. Registration is easy and only takes five minutes - all you need is your policy number. There are a small number of products not currently available online, and these are listed on the registration page.
It’s never too early or too late to think about the difference you could make to your lifestyle later in life. In addition to your Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) could be just the thing to help your pension savings go further.
Watch the videos below to find out how having an AVC plan alongside your LGPS could help you.
AVCs are investments and the value of your fund can go down as well as up, so you might get back less than you put in.
Understanding AVCs
Taking your money
You have choice and control over how you take your money
Tools
Income tax calculator
This calculator will provide an estimate of how much income tax and National Insurance you may pay, based on your earnings. You can also use it to find out how much tax relief you could get on your pension contributions.
Retirement contributions calculator
This calculator shows you how much your monthly pension contributions could add up to in retirement. The figures are only a guide based on the details you enter.
Your investment options
1. Understand the different investment options available to you
Default
(If available)
If you’d rather not make your own investment choice this option could be for you. The default investment fund may be a single fund or a lifestyle option.
Lifestyle strategy
(if available)
A ready-made investment strategy managed by us, for you. There are different lifestyle options to choose from to suit your retirement plans, but all aim to protect the value of your investment from large fluctuations as you approach retirement.
Manage your own
If you’re comfortable choosing your own funds, you can choose up to 10 from the risk rated funds available. This could be a good choice if you’re happy being in charge of your investments and fully understand the risks involved.
2. Find out more to help you decide
- It's important you understand these options so that you're invested in a way that suits your retirement plans.
- Check your Fund Guide and watch our 'Understanding your investment options video' for more information. Or if you want information on a particular fund, click on the fund name in your Fund Guide to go to the fund factsheet.
- These options aren’t a recommendation from Prudential. If you’re still unsure, you should speak to your financial adviser if you have one. If you don't have one, you can search for an independent financial adviser in your area by visiting unbiased.co.uk
3. Choose your investment option
- You need to choose an investment option before you apply. But don't worry, you can change how you’re invested at any time using our online service
AVCs are investments and the value of your fund can go down as well as up, so you might get back less than you put in.
Choose your Fund Guide
- Bedfordshire Pension Fund
- Berkshire Pension Fund
- Bexley Council
- Buckinghamshire County Council
- Cambridgeshire County Council Pension Fund
- Cardiff & Vale of Glamorgan Pension Fund
- City and County of Swansea Pension Fund
- City of London Pension Fund
- Clwyd Pension Fund
- Croydon Council Pension Fund
- Cumbria Pension Scheme
- Derbyshire Pension Fund
- Devon County Council Pension Fund
- Dorset County Council Pension Fund
- Durham County Council Pension Fund
- Dyfed Pension Fund
- East Riding Pension Fund
- East Sussex County Council Pension Fund
- Environment Agency Active Pension Fund
- Essex County Council Pension Fund
- Falkirk Council Pension Fund
- Fife Council Pension Fund
- Gloucestershire County Council Pension Fund
- Greater Manchester Pension Fund
- Hampshire Pension Fund
- Highland Council Pension Fund
- Isle Of Wight Council Pension Fund
- Kent County Council Pension Fund
- Lancashire County Pension Scheme
- Leicestershire County Council Pension Fund
- Lincolnshire County Council Pension Fund
- London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Pension Fund
- London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund
- London Borough of Brent Pension Fund
- London Borough of Camden Pension Fund
- London Borough of Enfield Pension Fund
- London Borough of Hackney Pension Fund
- London Borough of Haringey Pension Fund
- London Borough of Harrow Pension Fund
- London Borough of Havering Pension Fund
- London Borough of Hillingdon Pension Fund
- London Borough of Islington Pension Fund
- London Borough of Lambeth Pension Fund
- London Borough of Merton Pension Fund
- London Borough of Wandsworth Pension Fund
- London Pensions Fund Authority
- Lothian Pension Fund
- Merseyside Pension Fund
- Norfolk County Council Pension Fund
- North East Scotland Pension Fund
- North Yorkshire Pension Fund
- Northamptonshire County Council Pension Fund
- Northern Ireland Local Government Pension Scheme
- Nottinghamshire County Council Pension Fund
- Orkney Islands Council Pension Fund
- Oxfordshire County Council Pension Fund
- Powys County Council Pension Fund
- Rhondda Cynon Taf Pension Fund
- Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea Pension Fund
- Shetland Islands Council Pension Fund
- Shropshire County Pension Fund
- Somerset County Pension Fund
- South Yorkshire Pension Fund
- Strathclyde Pension Fund
- Surrey County Council Pension Fund
Keep track of your investments online
Our online service allows you to keep track and manage your investments whenever you like. By registering, you'll be able to
- check your plan value
- see how your funds are performing
- monitor your contributions and transactions
- change how you're invested
- change your AVC contributions
- change your selected retirement age
- change your personal details
- contact us securely.
Registering also means going paperless, though there are some documents not available online yet, so we’ll continue to send you those in the post while we work on expanding our online documents. If you would still prefer paper then you can switch this back on by updating your preferences.
You can register for our Online Service once you've received your confirmation email or letter confirming your application has been processed.
Applying for an AVC plan
It takes approximately 15 minutes to apply online.
To apply, you'll need
- your payslip and
- to have chosen an investment option mentioned above.
- To confirm your employer and payroll providers name and address along with your pay frequency – if the information you provide is incorrect it may delay us setting up your plan.
You'll need to call us if
- you want to exceed the £60,000 annual allowance or
- you change employer in the future.
You need to read the documents below before you apply. They have important information about the charges, costs, risks and benefits of the product and the funds to help you make a decision.
To download and save and/or print these documents for future reference, you should ensure that you have a PDF file reader program installed - Adobe has a free reader.
Important information
Prudential has given no advice on this investment. If you’re unsure if this product is suitable, please get financial advice.
Apply for an AVC plan
Our online form is secure. Once you start this application, any data you enter will be temporarily stored by Prudential and its business partners. The data will be deleted if you don't submit the form.
Once we've processed your application, we'll send an email to you (if you’ve provided an email to us), otherwise we’ll post a letter to you with details of the first contribution from your salary. After you've got your confirmation email or letter you can register to manage your AVC plan online.
Additional support
Once you’ve applied for an AVC plan, our AVC support team will be available to help you with any general enquiries. Please call
Lines are open Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 6:00pm. We might record your call for training and quality purposes. To find out more about how we use your personal data please visit pru.co.uk/mydata.
You can also send us a secure message once you register for our online service.
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