We will pay your pension into your chosen Bank or Building Society in 12 monthly instalments. Pension payments occur on the 9th or the 22nd of each month. Where the 9th or the 22nd is a Saturday or Sunday (or a Bank Holiday) payment is the Friday before.

The pay dates for 2025/2026 can be found in the following table.

901 Payroll date904 Payroll date
22/04/202509/04/2025
22/05/202509/05/2025
20/06/202509/06/2025
22/07/202509/07/2025
22/08/202508/08/2025
22/09/202509/09/2025
22/10/202509/10/2025
21/11/202507/11/2025
22/12/202509/12/2025
22/01/202609/01/2026
20/02/202609/02/2026
20/03/202609/03/2026

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