Important Information: Change in Retirement Age
The minimum pension age will increase from 50 to 55 on 6 April 2010.
This will affect you if you will be under age 55 on 6 April 2010 and you are a member of:
The B&CE EasyBuild Stakeholder Pension or The B&CE Contracted out Pension Scheme (BCECOPS)
From 6 April 2010 it will no longer be possible to take your pension benefits from either of the above schemes before your 55th birthday, except on the grounds of ill health.
If you will be aged between 50 and 54 before 6 April 2010 and wish to claim before that date, to ensure we have time to process your claim before 6 April 2010, we need you to contact us by 5 March 2010. We must have all your documents and forms fully completed and received in this office by 12 March 2010.
Find out more about how this change may affect you here.