Employment & Labor

#2026/200İngiltere Kilisesi Emekli Sandığı (Değişiklik) Yönetmeliği 2026

🇬🇧United Kingdom··Statutory Instrument·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The Church of England Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2026 change how the basic pension is calculated for past service under the Church of England's pension scheme. Starting from April 1, 2026, the pension amount will be based on the national minimum stipend for the current year instead of the previous year. This affects clergy and church workers who are part of the pension scheme.

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Key Changes

  • Pension calculation now based on current year's national minimum stipend.
  • Change applies to pensions starting on or after April 1, 2026.
  • Replaces previous method of using the prior year's stipend.

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Calculate basic pension amounts for past service using the national minimum stipend for the current year (instead of the preceding year) for all pension payments commencing on or after 1 April 2026

Church of England Pensions scheme administrators
operational
high

Apply the amended pension calculation methodology to all eligible clergy and church workers whose pension payments begin on or after 1 April 2026

Church of England Pensions scheme administrators
operational
high

Amend paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Church of England Pensions Measure 2018 to reflect the change from preceding year to current year national minimum stipend basis

Church of England governance bodies responsible for implementing regulatory changes
operational

Affected Parties

ClergyChurch workers

Tags

pensions,Church of England,regulations