The Department of Defence has provided The Association of Retired Commissioned Officers with the following information: The National Shared Services Office (NSSO), the payroll provider for military pensions, has been advised by PTSB that there was a delay in processing the payment of the November military pension payments due to be lodged to those members […]
Category Archives: Pensions
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Oct
Oct
ARCO has been informed by Pensions Section that it plans to include the benefit of the 1st October 2024 increase in pensions, under the Public Service Agreement 2024 to 2026, in the November 2024 payroll (for the vast majority of pensioners). If this is not possible, it will be paid in the December 2024 payroll. […]
03
Sep
Sep
The Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform recently published Circular 12/2024 – Arrangements for Occupational Supplementary Pensions (OSP). RACO shared this Circular with ARCO. This Circular may be downloaded HERE for ARCO members’ information and is relevant to those members who joined the Permanent Defence Force prior to 1st January 2013. […]
21
May
May
Members will be aware from our posting of 2nd May 2024 that Pensions Section has stated it is planned to include the benefit of the 1st January 2024 increase in pensions, under the Public Service Agreement 2024 to 2026, in the May 2024 pension payment. This is an increase in Pay of 2.25% or €1,125, […]
02
May
May
Pensions Section of the Department of Defence has forwarded this NOTE to ARCO in relation to the pension increases due under the Public Service Agreement 2024 to 2026. We have already provided our members with comprehensive information on this Agreement, especially in our posting of 5th February 2024 (https://arcoireland.com/public-service-agreement-2024-2026/). Pensions Section’s note states that it […]
05
Feb
Feb
The proposed Public Service Agreement, which covers 2024 to 2026, was reached at the Workplace Relations Commission on 26th January (See HERE). ARCO has obtained confirmation that the Pay Measures in the Agreement, and outlined below, will also apply to Military Pensions (See HERE). This ensures that the current pensions increase policy, of maintaining parity […]
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Jan
Jan
The Building Momentum Agreement stipulated an increase in annualised basic salary for serving public servants from 1 October 2023 of 1.5% or €750, whichever is greater. Under the public service ‘pay parity’ concept, the pensions of ARCO members are increased in line with movements in the pay and allowances of serving personnel. ARCO recently received […]
21
Nov
Nov
We recently advised ARCO members that Pensions Financial Administration intended to pay the benefit of the 1.5% increase, due from 1st October 2023 under the extended Building Momentum Agreement, in the pension payroll of 30th November 2023 for the vast majority of military pensioners. See our posting of 11th October 2023 at: https://arcoireland.com/pension-adjustment-in-respect-of-october-2023-increase/ Pensions Financial […]
11
Oct
Oct
The extended Building Momentum Agreement includes increases to serving personnel and to pensioners in pre-2013 pension schemes. The principle of parity between pay and pensions is therefore being maintained under the agreement to the end of 2023. Pensions awarded under the Single Public Service Pension Scheme, introduced in 2013, are increased in line with Consumer […]
27
May
May
Members will be aware from previous postings that the extended Building Momentum Agreement was sanctioned in the latter part of 2022 and included the following increases to serving personnel and to relevant qualifying pensioners in pre-existing pension schemes: 2 February 2022 increase of 3%. (This, plus the relevant associated arrears was paid in the December […]