February Pension Increase ARCO has been informed by Pensions Section that it intends to include the benefit of the 1st of February 2026 increase in pensions, under the Public Service Agreement 2024 to 2026, for the vast majority of military pensioners in the February payroll. This is a general round increase in annualised basic salary […]
Category Archives: Pensions
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Nov
Nov
Pensions Section of the Department of Defence has contacted ARCO to confirm that the December payment date for Military Pensions is Friday 19th December 2025. The date for the January 2026 pension payment has not yet been finally agreed with NSSO, but the proposed date is Friday January 30th, 2026. For members’ general information, the […]
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Jul
Jul
August Pension Increase ARCO has been informed by Pensions Section that it hopes and intends to include the benefit of the 1st of August 2025 increase in pensions, under the Public Service Agreement 2024 to 2026, in the August payroll. This is a general round increase in annualised basic salary for all public servants of […]
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Mar
Mar
ARCO has been informed by Pensions Section that it plans to include the benefit of the 1st March 2025 increase in pensions, under the Public Service Agreement 2024 to 2026, in the March payroll. This is scheduled for payment on 28th March 2025. This is a general round increase in annualised basic salary for all […]
30
Nov
Nov
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 […]
03
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. […]
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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. […]
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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 […]