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Some updates in your myRPS account

Dec 12, 2024

Based on member feedback and continually trying to improve your online experience, we've been working on some new and improved features in your myRPS account.
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Festive season Helpline opening hours

Dec 9, 2024

Our Helpline opening hours will be slightly different over the festive period.
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£17.7 million was lost to pension fraud in 2023 - keep your pension safe!

Nov 28, 2024

£17.7 million was lost to pension fraud in 2023, with an average loss of £46,959 per person.
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Retired LGBTQIA+ people, come forward and share your stories

Nov 15, 2024

The National Railway Museum are on the lookout for retired LGBTQIA+ people willing to share their experiences of working in rail.
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Tell us what you think of how your pension is invested

Nov 13, 2024

Members of the Scheme can now share their views of how the investment manager of their pension, Railpen, invests their savings.
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Get in touch with us by sending a message from your myRPS account

Nov 4, 2024

You can now contact us by filling out a new form in your myRPS account.
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Open the door to money talk, this Talk Money Week (4-8 November)

Nov 4, 2024

Research tells us that many find it difficult to talk about money.
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Autumn Budget 2024

Oct 31, 2024

On 30 October the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the government’s Autumn Budget for 2024.
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Sustainable Ownership Member Review 2023

Oct 28, 2024

Find out more about our approach to investing and what we did on members’ behalf in 2023.
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Make or update your will for free this month

Oct 7, 2024

It’s important to make and update your will, even if you think you don’t need one.
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RPS 30th Anniversary

Oct 1, 2024

This month (October 2024) marks 30 years of the Railways Pension Scheme (RPS).
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Your Autumn-Winter 2024 issue of Penfriend is out now!

Sep 29, 2024

Your latest issue of Penfriend, the newsletter for retired members of the railways pension schemes, is now available online.
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Moving closer to a paperless pension

Sep 25, 2024

You’ll soon stop getting some of your pension documents by post, unless you’ve opted in to paper copies
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Do you know someone with a Heart of Gold?

Sep 19, 2024

Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) is looking for people in the rail industry who have made a real difference in their workplace or community.
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Have your say in how we communicate about your pension

Sep 10, 2024

Based on member feedback, we’re planning some changes to the ways we communicate about your pension and we need your help to get it right.
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It's pension engagement season!

Sep 9, 2024

Pension Engagement Season is back for 2024 with more useful content, pension problem-solving and handy tips to help you get behind the driving seat of your pension.
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Check if you're eligible for Pension Credit

Aug 29, 2024

Thousands of people who may be entitled to a benefit of around £3,900 don’t claim it. Could this be you?
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Always be vigilant of scams

Aug 23, 2024

It’s important to keep your login information and password for your myRPS account safe.
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Report and Accounts 2023 - now available online

Jul 29, 2024

Your Railways Pension Scheme Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for 2023 is now available online.
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Read your July issue of Review online now

Jul 24, 2024

Review is the newsletter for members who are paying in to a defined benefit section of the Scheme.
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Each of Railpen Limited (registered in England and Wales No. 2315380) and Railway Pension Investments Limited (RPIL) (Registered in England and Wales No. 1491097) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Railways Pension Trustee Company Limited (Registered in England and Wales No. 2934539). Registered office for each company: 100 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 2AT. RPIL is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for some of its activities. The administration of occupational pension schemes is not a regulated activity. Full details about the extent of RPIL's authorisation and regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority are available from us on request.