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  • Applying for retirement benefits

    Topics:
    • Teaching staff, 
    • Pension Scheme

    Application forms for retirement benefits, phased retirement benefits and ill-health retirements

    Retirement benefits

    Application form TP4 – Intention to Retire and TP4A – Intention to take Phased Retirement should be used to apply for retirement benefits. The form should be completed at least 4 months before the proposed date of retirement

    • TP4 - Application for retirement benefits

    Phased retirement benefits

    Application form TP4 Phased should be used to apply for phased retirement benefits. This form should be completed at least 4 months before the proposed date of retirement

    • TP4 - Application for phased retirement benefits

    Ill-health retirement benefits

    Application form TP5 should be used to apply for ill-health retirement benefits.

    • TP5 - Application for ill-health retirement benefits

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