Have you ever wondered how much your employer puts into your pension for you? Well, take a look below. The figures show the minimum percentage of your pensionable pay that your employer contributes to the pension scheme each time that you get paid. In some cases the employer pays even more either as a lump sum or as an extra percentage, this is known as a ‘deficit’ payment. The employer must pay what’s needed to make sure that you receive the full amount of pension that you are entitled to when you retire.
Remember that in the Local Government Pension Scheme your benefits are guaranteed, unlike the benefits from a personal pension plan (where a bad spell of investment returns could wipe out years’ worth of benefits).
All the scheme employers are listed below.
| Employer: | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| Ainsty 2008 Internal Drainage Board | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| ABM Catering Limited – CYC (Joseph Rowntree School) | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 |
| Align Property Services Limited | 21.7 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| Apex Collaborative Trust – South Craven School | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
| Aramark Limited – Askham Bryan College | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.3 |
| Arete Learning Trust | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Ascent Academies Trust – Mowbray School | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Askham Bryan College | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| Aspens Services Limited – CYC (Huntington School) | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
| Aspens Services Limited – Dales Academies Trust | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 |
| Aspens Services Limited – Excel Learning Trust | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| Aspens Services Limited – Northern Star Academies Trust | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
| Aspens Services Limited – Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 |
| Aspens Services Limited – Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust (Pannal Primary School) | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.1 |
| Aspens Services Limited – Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust (Richard Taylor CE Primary School) | 26.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 |
| Atlas FM Payroll Ltd – Elevate Multi Academy Trust | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.3 |
| Betterclean Services – Elevate Multi Academy Trust (Hackness and Wykeham CE Primary Schools) | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| Betterclean Services – Elevate Multi Academy Trust (Thornton Dale Primary School) | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.4 |
| Betterclean Services – Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust (Our Lady Queen of Martyrs RC Primary School) | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.8 |
| Betterclean Services – Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust (Clifton With Rawcliffe Primary School) | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
| Beyond Housing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited – Craven College | 22.9 | 22.9 | 22.9 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited – Excel Learning Trust | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited – Excel Learning Trust (Knavesmire Primary School) | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited – Excel Learning Trust (Scarcroft School) | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited – Northern Star Academies Trust (New Park Primary Academy) | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited – Outwood Grange Academies Trust (Outwood Academy Easingwold) | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited – Outwood Grange Academies Trust (Outwood Academy Ripon) | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.7 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited – Red Kite Learning Trust (Saltergate Infant & Junior Schools) | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Bulloughs Cleaning Services Limited – STAR Multi Academy Trust | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
| CaterLink Limited – Outwood Grange Academies Trust (Outwood Primary Academy Alne) |
26.3 | 26.3 | 26.3 |
| CaterLink Limited – St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Academy Trust | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 |
| CH & Co Catering Limited – NYC (Ripon Grammar School) | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| City of York Council | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| City of York Trading Limited | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 |
| Craven College | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Crystal Facilities Management Limited – The Ascent Academies’ Trust (Mowbray Academy) | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Crystal Facilities Management Limited – Yorkshire Learning Trust (Bishopthorpe Infant School) | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 |
| Crystal Facilities Management Limited – Yorkshire Learning Trust (Escrick CE Primary School) | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 |
| Dales Academies Trust | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| David Ross Education Trust – Thomas Hinderwell Primary Academy | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Delta Academies Trust | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Dolce – CYC (Ralph Butterfield Primary School) | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 |
| Employer: | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| Easingwold Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Easy Clean Contractors Limited – David Ross Education Trust (Thomas Hinderwell Academy) | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 |
| Ebor Academy Trust | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| Elevate Multi Academy Trust | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| Enquire Learning Trust – East Whitby Academy | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Enquire Learning Trust – Roseberry Academy | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Enquire Learning Trust – Stakesby Primary Academy | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Enquire Learning Trust – Stokesley Primary Academy | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 |
| Everyone Active (SLM Scarborough) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Excel Learning Trust | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
| Explore York Library and Archive | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Filey Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Foss 2008 Internal Drainage Board | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Fulford Parish Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Glusburn Parish Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Gough & Kelly Security Limited | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 |
| Great Ayton Parish Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Greenwich Leisure Limited | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
| Grosvenor Facilities Management | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| Haxby Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Heartwood Learning Trust | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| Horizons Specialist Academy Trust – The Woodlands Academy | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Human Support Group Limited | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| Hunmanby Parish Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – Ebor Academy Trust Schools | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – Heartwood Learning Trust | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.2 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.3 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust (All Saints RC School, York) | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – NYC (Grove Road Primary School) | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.7 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – NYC (Hertford Vale CE Primary School) | 23.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – NYC (Killinghall C E Primary School) | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – NYC (Richmond Methodist Primary School) | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.3 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust (Badger Hill Primary School) | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust (Chapel Haddlesey Primary School) | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – Red Kite Learning Trust | 22.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 |
| Hutchison Catering Ltd – Red Kite Learning Trust (Saltergate Infant & Junior Schools) | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
| Employer: | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| Independent Cleaning Services | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 |
| ISS Mediclean Ltd – Outwood Academy Ripon (Outwood Grange Academies Trust) | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| Knaresborough Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Leeds Diocesan Learning Trust | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Lingfield Education Trust – Cambrai Primary School | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| Make It York | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Malton Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Mellors Catering Services Ltd – NYC (Bedale CE School) | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Mellors Catering Services Ltd – NYC (Barwic Parade Community Primary School) | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.4 |
| Mellors Catering Services Ltd – City of York Council Schools | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Mellors Catering Services Ltd – Elevate Multi Academy Trust | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| Mellors Catering Services Ltd – Selby Educational Trust | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Moorlands Learning Trust | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
| Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 |
| North York Moors National Park | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| North Yorkshire Council | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| North Yorkshire Police Chief Constable | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Northallerton Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Northern Star Academies Trust | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
| Norton on Derwent Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| NY Highways Limited | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 |
| Employer: | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| Outwood Grange Academies Trust – Outwood Primary Academy Alne | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Outwood Grange Academies Trust – Outwood Academy Easingwold | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
| Outwood Grange Academies Trust – Outwood Academy Ripon | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Outwood Grange Academies Trust – Outwood Primary Academy Greystone | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Pathfinder Multi Academy Trust | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| Pickering Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| RCCN Ltd – Resilience Multi Academy Trust (Brayton Academy) | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| Red Kite Learning Trust | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| Resilience Multi Academy Trust (Brayton Academy) | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Richmond Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Ripon City Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Scarborough Sixth Form College | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Selby Educational Trust – Carlton Primary School | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
| Selby Educational Trust – Cliffe Primary School | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Selby Educational Trust – Fairburn Primary School | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Selby Educational Trust – Selby Community Primary School | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| Selby Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Skipton Town Council | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| Springfield Home Care | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Academy Trust | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| Sutton in Craven Parish Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Synergy FM Ltd – CYC (Clifton Green Primary School) | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.1 |
| Synergy FM Ltd – CYC (Ralph Butterfield Primary School) | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.4 |
| Employer: | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| Tadcaster Town Council | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 |
| Taylor Shaw Limited – Delta Academies Trust (Scarborough University Technical College, Newby & Scalby Primary School, Friarage Community Primary School, Lady Lumley’s School & Filey School) | 18.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| Taylor Shaw Limited – NYC (Colburn Community Primary School) | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Taylor Shaw Limited – NYC (Easingwold Primary School) | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
| The Education Alliance – Naburn Church of England Primary School | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| Vale of Pickering Internal Drainage Board | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| Venn Academy Trust – Brompton Hall School | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Veritau Public Sector Ltd | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| Wellspring Academy Trust | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Whitby Town Council | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
| York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Yorkare (Haxby) Limited | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.8 |
| York College | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| York Museums and Galleries Trust | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| York St John University | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Yorkshire Causeway Schools Trust | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
| Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
| Yorkshire Dales National Park | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Yorkshire Endeavour Academy Trust | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| Yorkshire Learning Trust | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
Almost all employers pay substantial sums into the Pension Fund and the amounts vary greatly. There are a number of reasons for this but the main ones are:
• The employer contribution rate is determined by many factors such as the staff profile at each organisation, including average age, pensionable service and salary information.
• Some employers decided to pay more money in to the Fund in previous years so they could reduce their payments later on.
• Each employer joined the Pension Fund at a different time. Contributions are invested in financial markets but if an employer joined the Fund when investments weren’t performing very well their contributions would have to be increased in later years to compensate.
Have a look at the employee contribution rates to see how it compares.