Advice & support
‘Gender Pension Gap Day‘ represents the point of the year that an average retired woman would run out of pension income if she was receiving it at the same rate as an average retired man. This year it took place on 21 August. It is based on research showing the gender pension gap in the UK is 36.5% – more than double the country’s gender pay gap. And it’s even worse for civil servants: the latest actuarial valuation of this scheme showed a gender gap of 45%. The FDA has raised this directly with the civil service scheme and is supporting a union initiative to close the gender pension gap for civil servants.
Some progress is being made. The local government pension scheme consulted on proposals that would close its gender gap significantly. We need the Cabinet Office to adopt these for the civil service scheme.
The FDA will continue to press for progress on behalf of members, and we are encouraging members to sign this petition in support of these efforts.
We continue to support members and push for improved service levels following period of unprecedented issues
