classic ill-health retirement pension benefits - The Civil Service

Other informationWhat are the criteria forill-health retirement benefits?The criteria are that you are preventedby ill-health from discharging your dutiesand that your ill-health is likely to bepermanent.• Prevented means having asignificant incapacity. It does notmean ‘unwilling’, ‘disinclined to’ or‘inconvenient to’ undertake duty.• Ill-health means a recognised medicalcondition giving rise to the incapacity.Diagnosis must be supported byclinical findings.• Discharging duties means providingregular and effective service in thenormal duties of the grade.• Likely means on a balance ofprobabilities.• Permanent means until normalretirement age for your job.Injury at workIf you retire as a result of an injurysustained, or a disease contracted, inthe course of official duty, additionalbenefits may be payable under theCivil Service Injury Benefit Scheme.You should contact your employer forfurther information.Pensions increaseYou will receive cost of living increaseson your ill-health retirement pensionfrom the time it comes into payment,regardless of your age at the time youretire.For more information and advice aboutspecific benefits, please contact yourMyCSP Pension Service Centre.6