# The Teachers' Pensions Regulations 1997, Paragraph 3


Subject to paragraphs 4 and 5, the rate at which the additional contributions are payable is the percentage ascertained from Table 1 below of the person’s contributable salary for the time being.
TABLE 1
Contribution period (in years)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Age when notice of election given
Percentage contribution in respect of each year of past period
20
19.64
9.87
6.61
4.95
3.94
3.27
2.78
2.42
2.14
1.91
21
19.82
9.96
6.61
4.93
3.92
3.24
2.76
2.40
2.12
1.89
22
20.03
9.93
6.56
4.88
3.88
3.21
2.73
2.37
2.09
1.86
23
19.68
9.76
6.45
4.81
3.82
3.16
2.69
2.33
2.06
1.84
24
19.34
9.60
6.36
4.74
3.76
3.11
2.64
2.29
2.02
1.81
25
19.06
9.47
6.27
4.67
3.70
3.06
2.60
2.26
2.00
1.79
26
18.80
9.34
6.18
4.59
3.64
3.01
2.56
2.23
1.98
1.78
27
18.56
9.19
6.08
4.52
3.59
2.97
2.53
2.21
1.96
1.76
28
18.21
9.03
5.97
4.44
3.53
2.93
2.51
2.19
1.95
1.75
29
17.88
8.87
5.87
4.38
3.49
2.90
2.49
2.18
1.94
1.74
30
17.60
8.74
5.79
4.33
3.46
2.89
2.48
2.17
1.93
1.74
31
17.34
8.62
5.74
4.31
3.45
2.88
2.47
2.17
1.93
1.74
32
17.10
8.57
5.72
4.30
3.45
2.88
2.47
2.17
1.94
1.75
33
17.14
8.58
5.73
4.31
3.46
2.89
2.48
2.18
1.95
1.76
34
17.16
8.60
5.75
4.32
3.47
2.90
2.50
2.19
1.96
1.77
35
17.21
8.63
5.76
4.34
3.48
2.91
2.51
2.20
1.97
1.78
36
17.26
8.65
5.79
4.36
3.50
2.93
2.52
2.22
1.98
1.79
37
17.29
8.69
5.82
4.38
3.52
2.95
2.54
2.23
1.99
1.80
38
17.40
8.74
5.85
4.41
3.54
2.97
2.55
2.25
2.01
1.82
39
17.51
8.80
5.89
4.44
3.57
2.99
2.57
2.26
2.02
1.83
40
17.62
8.85
5.92
4.46
3.59
3.01
2.59
2.28
2.04
1.84
41
17.72
8.89
5.95
4.49
3.61
3.03
2.61
2.29
2.05
1.86
42
17.77
8.93
5.99
4.52
3.63
3.04
2.62
2.31
2.07
1.87
43
17.86
8.98
6.02
4.55
3.66
3.06
2.64
2.33
2.08
1.89
44
17.95
9.03
6.06
4.57
3.67
3.08
2.66
2.34
2.10
1.90
45
18.04
9.08
6.08
4.58
3.69
3.09
2.67
2.36
2.11
1.92
46
18.13
9.09
6.09
4.60
3.70
3.11
2.69
2.37
2.13
1.93
47
18.07
9.09
6.10
4.61
3.72
3.12
2.70
2.39
2.14
1.95
48
18.08
9.10
6.12
4.63
3.73
3.14
2.72
2.40
2.16
1.97
49
18.08
9.11
6.13
4.64
3.74
3.15
2.73
2.42
2.18
1.98
50
18.08
9.12
6.13
4.65
3.76
3.17
2.75
2.43
2.19
2.02
51
18.57
9.37
6.30
4.77
3.86
3.25
2.82
2.50
2.25
2.08
52
19.07
9.62
6.47
4.90
3.97
3.34
2.90
2.57
2.31
2.13
53
19.64
9.91
6.67
5.05
4.09
3.44
2.99
2.65
2.38
2.19
54
20.25
10.22
6.88
5.21
4.22
3.55
3.08
2.73
2.45
2.25
55
20.88
10.54
7.10
5.38
4.35
3.67
3.18
2.81
2.53
2.32
56
21.56
10.89
7.33
5.56
4.50
3.79
3.28
2.91
2.61
2.39
57
22.30
11.26
7.59
5.75
4.65
3.92
3.40
3.01
2.70
2.47
58
23.10
11.67
7.86
5.96
4.82
4.06
3.52
3.12
2.80
2.56
59
23.98
12.12
8.17
6.19
5.01
4.22
3.66
3.23
2.91
2.65
60
25.00
12.64
8.52
6.46
5.23
4.40
3.81
3.37
3.03
61
24.56
12.42
8.37
6.35
5.13
4.33
3.75
3.31
62
24.12
12.19
8.22
6.23
5.04
4.25
3.68
63
23.66
11.96
8.06
6.11
4.94
4.17
64
23.19
11.72
7.90
5.99
4.85
65
22.71
11.48
7.74
5.87
66
22.23
11.24
7.58
67
21.73
10.99
68
21.24
TABLE 1 (continued)
Payment period (in years)
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Age
Payment percentage for each extra year bought in
20
1.72
1.57
1.44
1.33
1.23
1.15
1.08
1.02
0.96
0.91
21
1.70
1.55
1.42
1.31
1.22
1.14
1.07
1.01
0.96
0.91
22
1.68
1.53
1.41
1.30
1.21
1.13
1.07
1.01
0.95
0.91
23
1.66
1.51
1.39
1.29
1.20
1.13
1.06
1.00
0.95
0.90
24
1.64
1.50
1.38
1.28
1.19
1.12
1.05
1.00
0.94
0.90
25
1.62
1.49
1.37
1.27
1.19
1.11
1.05
0.99
0.94
0.90
26
1.61
1.48
1.36
1.27
1.18
1.11
1.05
0.99
0.94
0.90
27
1.60
1.47
1.36
1.26
1.18
1.11
1.05
0.99
0.94
0.90
28
1.59
1.46
1.35
1.26
1.18
1.11
1.05
0.99
0.94
0.90
29
1.59
1.46
1.35
1.26
1.18
1.11
1.05
0.99
0.94
0.90
30
1.59
1.46
1.35
1.26
1.18
1.11
1.05
1.00
0.95
0.90
31
1.59
1.46
1.36
1.26
1.18
1.12
1.05
1.00
0.95
0.91
32
1.60
1.47
1.36
1.27
1.19
1.12
1.06
1.01
0.96
0.92
33
1.61
1.48
1.37
1.28
1.20
1.13
1.07
1.01
0.97
0.92
34
1.61
1.49
1.38
1.29
1.21
1.14
1.08
1.02
0.97
0.93
35
1.62
1.50
1.39
1.30
1.22
1.15
1.08
1.03
0.98
0.94
36
1.64
1.51
1.40
1.31
1.23
1.16
1.09
1.04
0.99
0.95
37
1.65
1.52
1.41
1.32
1.24
1.17
1.10
1.05
1.00
0.96
38
1.66
1.53
1.42
1.33
1.25
1.18
1.12
1.06
1.02
0.97
39
1.67
1.54
1.43
1.34
1.26
1.19
1.13
1.07
1.03
0.99
40
1.69
1.56
1.45
1.35
1.27
1.20
1.14
1.09
1.04
1.00
41
1.70
1.57
1.46
1.37
1.29
1.22
1.16
1.10
1.06
1.03
42
1.71
1.58
1.47
1.38
1.30
1.23
1.17
1.12
1.09
1.06
43
1.73
1.60
1.49
1.40
1.32
1.25
1.19
1.15
1.12
1.08
44
1.74
1.61
1.50
1.41
1.33
1.27
1.23
1.18
1.14
1.11
45
1.76
1.63
1.52
1.43
1.36
1.31
1.26
1.21
1.17
1.14
46
1.78
1.65
1.54
1.46
1.40
1.34
1.29
1.24
1.20
1.17
47
1.79
1.66
1.57
1.50
1.43
1.38
1.32
1.28
1.23
1.19
48
1.81
1.70
1.61
1.54
1.47
1.41
1.36
1.31
1.26
1.22
49
1.85
1.75
1.66
1.58
1.51
1.45
1.39
1.34
1.29
1.25
50
1.90
1.80
1.70
1.62
1.55
1.48
1.42
1.37
1.32
51
1.95
1.84
1.74
1.65
1.58
1.51
1.45
1.39
52
1.99
1.87
1.77
1.68
1.60
1.53
1.47
53
2.04
1.92
1.81
1.72
1.63
1.56
54
2.10
1.97
1.86
1.76
1.67
55
2.16
2.02
1.90
1.80
56
2.22
2.07
1.95
57
2.29
2.13
58
2.36
TABLE 1 (continued)
Payment period (in years)
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Age
Payment percentage for each extra year bought in
20
0.87
0.83
0.79
0.76
0.73
0.70
0.68
0.66
0.64
0.62
21
0.87
0.83
0.79
0.76
0.73
0.70
0.68
0.66
0.64
0.62
22
0.86
0.82
0.79
0.76
0.73
0.70
0.68
0.66
0.64
0.62
23
0.86
0.82
0.79
0.76
0.73
0.70
0.68
0.66
0.64
0.62
24
0.86
0.82
0.79
0.76
0.73
0.70
0.68
0.66
0.64
0.62
25
0.86
0.82
0.79
0.76
0.73
0.70
0.68
0.66
0.64
0.62
26
0.86
0.82
0.79
0.76
0.73
0.70
0.68
0.66
0.64
0.62
27
0.86
0.82
0.79
0.76
0.73
0.71
0.68
0.66
0.64
0.63
28
0.86
0.82
0.79
0.76
0.73
0.71
0.69
0.67
0.65
0.63
29
0.86
0.83
0.79
0.77
0.74
0.71
0.69
0.67
0.65
0.64
30
0.87
0.83
0.80
0.77
0.74
0.72
0.70
0.68
0.66
0.65
31
0.87
0.84
0.80
0.78
0.75
0.73
0.70
0.68
0.67
0.66
32
0.88
0.84
0.81
0.78
0.76
0.73
0.71
0.70
0.68
0.67
33
0.88
0.85
0.82
0.79
0.77
0.74
0.72
0.71
0.70
0.68
34
0.89
0.86
0.83
0.80
0.77
0.75
0.74
0.72
0.71
0.70
35
0.90
0.87
0.84
0.81
0.79
0.77
0.75
0.74
0.72
0.71
36
0.91
0.88
0.85
0.82
0.80
0.79
0.77
0.75
0.74
0.73
37
0.92
0.89
0.86
0.84
0.82
0.80
0.79
0.77
0.76
0.74
38
0.94
0.91
0.88
0.86
0.84
0.82
0.81
0.79
0.77
0.76
39
0.95
0.93
0.90
0.88
0.86
0.84
0.82
0.81
0.79
0.78
40
0.98
0.95
0.93
0.90
0.88
0.86
0.84
0.83
0.81
41
1.00
0.97
0.95
0.92
0.90
0.88
0.86
0.85
42
1.03
1.00
0.97
0.95
0.92
0.90
0.88
43
1.05
1.02
1.00
0.97
0.95
0.93
44
1.08
1.05
1.02
0.99
0.97
45
1.10
1.07
1.04
1.02
46
1.13
1.10
1.07
47
1.16
1.13
48
1.19
TABLE 1 (continued)
Payment period (in years)
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
Age
Payment percentage for each extra year bought in
20
0.60
0.58
0.56
0.55
0.54
0.52
0.51
0.50
0.49
0.48
21
0.60
0.58
0.57
0.55
0.54
0.53
0.51
0.50
0.50
0.49
22
0.60
0.58
0.57
0.55
0.54
0.53
0.52
0.51
0.50
0.49
23
0.60
0.58
0.57
0.56
0.54
0.53
0.52
0.51
0.51
0.50
24
0.60
0.59
0.57
0.56
0.55
0.54
0.53
0.52
0.51
0.51
25
0.60
0.59
0.57
0.56
0.55
0.54
0.53
0.53
0.52
0.51
26
0.61
0.59
0.58
0.57
0.56
0.55
0.54
0.53
0.53
0.52
27
0.61
0.60
0.58
0.57
0.57
0.56
0.55
0.54
0.53
0.53
28
0.62
0.60
0.59
0.58
0.57
0.57
0.56
0.55
0.54
0.53
29
0.62
0.61
0.60
0.59
0.58
0.57
0.57
0.56
0.55
0.54
30
0.63
0.62
0.61
0.60
0.59
0.58
0.58
0.57
0.56
31
0.64
0.63
0.62
0.61
0.60
0.59
0.59
0.58
32
0.66
0.65
0.63
0.62
0.61
0.61
0.60
33
0.67
0.66
0.65
0.64
0.63
0.62
34
0.68
0.67
0.66
0.65
0.64
35
0.70
0.69
0.67
0.66
36
0.71
0.70
0.69
37
0.73
0.72
38
0.74
TABLE 1 (continued)
Payment period (in years)
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
Age
Payment percentage for each extra year bought in
20
0.48
0.47
0.46
0.46
0.45
0.45
0.44
0.44
0.43
21
0.48
0.48
0.47
0.46
0.46
0.45
0.45
0.44
22
0.49
0.48
0.48
0.47
0.46
0.46
0.45
23
0.49
0.49
0.48
0.48
0.47
0.46
24
0.50
0.49
0.49
0.48
0.48
25
0.51
0.50
0.49
0.49
26
0.51
0.51
0.50
27
0.52
0.51
28
0.53

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3001/schedule/4/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pensions-regulations-1997/schedule-4/paragraph-3
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