Useful links
Below is a list of links to other sites you may find useful. We have also included a brief description of their content for you
| Age UK | is a UK organisation working with and for older people. |
| Citizens Advice | helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice |
| Department for Work and Pensions | provides information about benefits and services |
| Direct Gov - Public Services Information | government site giving information on public services including pensions and retirement planning |
| Local Government Employers | work with local authorities, regional employers and other bodies to lead and create solutions on pay, pensions and the employment contract. |
| Financial Services Authority | an independent watchdog set up by the government to regulate services and protect your rights. It provides free and independent information about financial matters on its website |
| unbiased.co.uk - advice website | promotes the benefits of independent financial advice to consumers and businesses. |
| HM Revenue and Customs | there to ensure that everyone understands and receives what they are entitled to and understands and pays what they owe, so that everyone contributes to the UK's needs. |
| HM Treasury | the ministry for economics and finance in the UK. |
| The Law Centre | Law Centres are not-for-profit legal practices providing free legal advice and representation to disadvantaged people. |
| Learn About Money | independent site which provides information on pensions, saving and borrowing, money management and taxation. |
| National Association of Pension Funds | promotes workplace pensions. Its priority is to ensure a regulatory and fiscal environment that encourages the provision and take up of employer-sponsored pensions |
| LGPS members national site | provides up to date information about the LGPS to members, former members, potential members and other interested persons. |
| Communities and Local Government | CLG sets policy on local government, housing, urban regeneration, planning and fire and rescue. |
| Pensions Advisory Service | an independent non-profit organisation that provides information and guidance on all pension schemes. They also help any member of the public who has a problem, complaint or dispute with their occupational or private pension arrangement. |
| Pensions Ombudsman | investigates and decides complaints and disputes about the way that pension schemes are run. |
| The Pensions Regulator | is the regulatory body for work-based pension schemes in the UK. |
| The Pension Service | is part of the DWP. It has been set up to improve the service you receive, whether you are already a pensioner or are planning for your retirement |
| The Pension Tracing Service | If you think you may have an old pension, but are not sure of the details, the Pension Tracing Service can usually help by tracing it for you. |
| The Personal Finance Society | is the largest professional body for individual financial advisers (and those in related roles) in the UK |
| The Prudential | is the current AVC provider for the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund. The site provides information on the services provided by the Prudential. |
All the links from this page lead to sites maintained by other organisations or companies. These links are provided purely for your convenience. Please note that the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund and South Tyneside Council does not endorse or support the organisations, the content of their pages, or their products or services in any way.
No responsibility is assumed by the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund for the contents of their pages. The Tyne and Wear Pension Fund will not be able to deal with any issues arising from these external sites - please contact the provider of that site.
