Career-average revalued earnings or CARE pension is the pension built up in the FPS 2015.

A commutation factor, as shown in the table below, is applied to the part of the pension you give up to calculate the amount of the lump sum.

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This is the value of pension benefits measured against the lifetime allowance. This is calculated by multiplying the annual pension by 20.

Final salary scheme pension is any pension built up in the FPS 1992, FPS 2006 or FPS 2006 as a special member.

1992 Scheme	2006 Scheme	Special Modified 2006 Scheme	2015 Scheme
Age 55, or 30 years’ service, whichever happens first	60	55	60

For defined benefit schemes, such as the Firefighters Pension Scheme, the pension growth is the measurement of the increase in pension during the PIP multiplied by a flat factor of 16.

Example

Annual pension at 6 April 2016 = £35,000

Annual pension at 5 April 2017 = £38,000

Pension growth = £38,000 - £35,000 = £3,000 x 16 = £48,000

This is the period over which the pension growth is measured and is always 6 April to 5 April for all pension schemes. Pension input period is commonly abbreviated to PIP.

A protected member is somebody who was protected by law to stay in their existing final salary scheme (FPS 1992, FPS 2006 or FPS 2006 special member) and will not move into the FPS 2015 until 1 April 2022.

The revaluation order for the Firefighters' Pension Scheme is based on average weekly earnings.

The revaluation order is applied to the closing balance of the career-average pension on 1 April each year.

The scheme year runs from 1 April to 31 March. 

You can calculate your State Pension age here: https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age

A taper-protected member is somebody who was not protected by law to stay in their final salary scheme (FPS 1992, FPS 2006 or FPS 2006 special member) and so will move into the FPS 2015 at some point between 24 May 2015 and 31 March 2022, depending on their age.

An unprotected member is somebody who was not protected by law to stay in their final salary scheme (FPS 1992, FPS 2006 or FPS 2006 special member) and so moved into the FPS 2015 on 1 April 2015