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You pay contributions on the pay that you actually receive for any period of child related leave, but you’ll carry on building your normal pension benefits. This is because we use your assumed pay to work out your benefits.
For any period of unpaid child related leave, you won’t build up any pension benefits. But you can buy back the lost pension by paying additional pension contributions (APCs). And, your employer will pay 2/3rds of the cost if you do it within 30 days of returning to work.
If you're interested in buying APCs, see our
Calculators page.
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