Normal pension age
Your normal pension age (NPA) is linked to your state pension age (SPA) but with a minimum age of 65. If your SPA changes in the future this will also be reflected in your NPA from the Staffordshire Pension Fund.
To find out your SPA you can use the state pension age calculator on the Gov.UK website.
Protected NPA for existing members
Your pension built up before 1 April 2014 under the final salary scheme has a protected normal pension age, which for almost all is age 65. If you retire and draw all of your pension at your protected normal pension age, the pension built up in the scheme before 1 April 2014 will be paid without reduction.
If you choose to take your pension before your protected normal pension age the pension you have built up in the scheme before 1 April 2014 will normally be reduced, as it's being paid earlier. If you take it later than your protected normal pension age it will be increased because it's being paid later.
The amount of any reduction or increase will be based on how many years earlier or later than your protected normal pension age you draw the pension you have built up in the scheme to 31 March 2014.
The benefits you build up in the career average scheme from 1 April 2014 have a normal pension age linked to your state pension age (but with a minimum age of 65).
You cannot take your benefits built up to 1 April 2014 separately from the benefits you build up from 1 April 2014. All your pension would have to be drawn at the same time (except in the case of flexible retirement).
Further information
To find out more about retiring before your NPA please visit the early retirement section of this website.