News and communications

GAD developed a pension benefit modeller to support the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as it undertook a pension reform programme.

• Updated: 9 April 2024

Actuarial valuations for public service pension schemes are now published, most of which set employer contribution rates and assess the cost control mechanism.

• Updated: 27 March 2024

GAD has built a pension benefit modeller to support the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority as it undertakes a pension reform programme.

• Updated: 25 March 2024

GAD has expanded its pensions administration consultancy team which provides support to pension scheme clients on strategic administration related projects.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

A list of current flyers and slides produced for webinars by GAD.

• Updated: 17 October 2023

GAD actuaries spoke at a public service pensions conference in Northern Ireland. They talked about core pensions work and key projects, all part of the department’s portfolio.

• Updated: 13 October 2023

The innovation of GAD's Remedy Benefits Illustrator was on show at a cross-departmental event. The online tool provides benefits insights for public service pension schemes.

• Updated: 25 September 2023

The Government Actuary has completed a consultation on public service pensions Directions which set out how 2020 valuations should be carried out.

• Updated: 11 September 2023

GAD has helped to estimate the impact of new pension measures on members as the Chancellor announced a wide range of pension reforms earlier this month.

• Updated: 18 July 2023

GAD has completed a review of the local valuation of funds in Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland).

• Updated: 31 March 2023

This latest blog from GAD looks at matching scheme members for the Pensions Dashboards Programme.

• Updated: 22 March 2023

GAD advised HM Treasury and provided support to their counsel team during a recent legal hearing. Two unions had launched a challenge in relation to the cost control mechanism.

• Updated: 16 March 2023

Administrators of public service pension schemes are facing an unprecedented period of pressure. This blog considers some of the challenges and opportunities.

• Updated: 16 December 2022

Using dashboards to monitor experience, provide data insights and validate assumptions.

• Updated: 26 September 2022

Using data science pipelines to efficiently value pension scheme liabilities.

• Updated: 23 September 2022

Broad comparability assessments, which relate to protecting future pension rights, will resume in full later this year.

• Updated: 22 September 2022

NHS pension scheme changes could be extended to allow retired staff to retain pension benefits if they return to the workforce.

• Updated: 28 August 2022

GAD has developed a retirement calculator which provides benefits options information to public sector pension scheme members. This online tool is designed to help people understand their pensions more clearly.

• Updated: 18 May 2022

GAD completed its report into the actuarial valuation of the Local Government Pension Scheme for Northern Ireland.

• Updated: 29 April 2022

In our review of the actuarial valuations of the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales, we found the scheme's financial position had strengthened.

• Updated: 17 December 2021