# The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014, Regulation 82: Qualifying for retirement benefits


(1) A person (P) is qualified for retirement benefits under this scheme if—
(a) P has at least 2 years' qualifying service; or
(b) a transfer payment otherwise than from another occupational pension scheme has been accepted in relation to P.
(2) In these Regulations, a period of qualifying service is the total of the following—
(a) any period of pensionable service under this scheme (other than a period of post-benefit service);
(b) for a transition member, any period of pensionable service under the existing scheme before the member's transition date;
(c) if a transfer payment has been accepted from another occupational pension scheme in relation to P, a period equal to P's period of pensionable service under that scheme.
(3) Any pensionable service in respect of which a person's rights under this scheme or the existing scheme are extinguished is not qualifying service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/512/regulation/82 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-82
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