Family Pension Trust
Benefits after age 75
Pension
Any pension taken from the fund will be treated as earned income
and will therefore be liable to income tax. Pension income may be taken
as listed below.
- A scheme pension, paid to the member by the scheme over the member's lifetime.
- A lifetime annuity purchased from a life assurance company. The annuity must be payable up to the member's death or the end of any guarantee period should the member die within this period.
- An alternatively
secured pension,
which is similar to drawing income from the fund before age 75 as an unsecured
pension. The amount of pension that can be drawn down is between 55% and
90% of the amount of annuity that could be provided using the Government
Actuary's Department's annuity rate applicable for a person age 75.
The level of alternatively secured pension must be reviewed annually.