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The Police Ill Health Pension is a special pension provision for police officers who retire due to permanent disablement that prevents them from performing their duties. The pension amount is enhanced based on the degree of disablement.
The calculator uses the police ill health pension formula:
Where:
Explanation: The enhanced percentage is determined by the degree of disablement assessment, with higher percentages applied for more severe disabilities.
Details: Accurate pension calculation is crucial for financial planning and ensuring officers receive the correct benefits they are entitled to when retiring due to ill health.
Tips: Enter final pensionable pay in GBP and the enhanced percentage based on the ill health tier assessment. Both values must be valid (final pay > 0, enhanced percentage between 0-100).
Q1: What determines the enhanced percentage?
A: The enhanced percentage is based on the degree of disablement assessment, typically categorized into tiers (e.g., Tier 1, Tier 2) with corresponding percentage enhancements.
Q2: What is included in final pensionable pay?
A: Final pensionable pay generally includes basic salary plus any pensionable allowances at the time of retirement due to ill health.
Q3: How is the degree of disablement assessed?
A: The degree of disablement is assessed by qualified medical practitioners following police pension regulations and guidelines.
Q4: Are there different tiers for ill health pension?
A: Yes, typically there are different tiers (e.g., lower tier and higher tier) with varying enhancement percentages based on the severity of disablement.
Q5: Can the pension be paid as a lump sum?
A: Part of the pension may usually be commuted for a tax-free lump sum, subject to HMRC rules and regulations.