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Ill health retirement

Has anyone retired because of Ill health ? I’m struggling massively. I was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a bilateral mastectomy followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I have fibromyalgia post chemo and high blood pressure and I suffer with depression and anxiety also I have vitiligo which affects my self esteem. My list could go on ..
Does anyone know how hard it is and what the criteria is to hit tier 1 in the LGPS ?
Thank you
Julie
Does anyone know how hard it is and what the criteria is to hit tier 1 in the LGPS ?
Thank you
Julie
Replies
Welcome it’s great to meet you this afternoon.
I do hope that you are having a great day????
Yes I had to take “early retirement” due to ill health.
Please please let me know if I can help/support you further??????
nice to meet you too. I work in a school so I have a pension with the Local government pension scheme. Did you get you pension enhanced as if you’d stayed in it till you was 67 ? That would be the top tier 1?
Many thanks 🙏
I use to work in the NHS “for my sins”
They also went through a similar exercise a few years ago.
Luckly I stayed on the original scheme thank goodness 😅😅😅
I was able to take a lump sum so I payed off the outstanding mortgage (best thing I have ever done)
You have certainly got plenty wrong by the looks of things.
Are you part of a union??
Do you have a HR department??
Have you got got any medical advice??
So Sorry for more questions!!!!!
I have all medical letters and a and a letter from my doctor confirming all my problems . 👍
That’s perfect 👌
It looks like you have got everything to hand 🖐🤚
Please ask me if you get stuck???
I have still got all the paperwork !!!!!!!
Have you got plenty of info from your medical team that will back up your case???
This will help greatfully belive me.
The problem with most illnesses is that they are “Hidden”
To be honest Steve having a bilateral mastectomy and looking patchy like a cow from vitiligo is not my best look 😩😢 and now with fibromyalgia I feel like an old women. Must stop moaning cause I’m alive 👍🙏🏻 And very thankful for that .
Yes the more the better as this will cement your case.
As you never know.
I did the same even setting the the dates & times off every meeting.