RPSM11101180 - Technical Pages: Lifetime allowance: Level of lifetime allowance: Reduced lifetime allowance

Where an individual’s lifetime allowance level is reduced at a BCE

[s218(6)][Paras 19 and 21, Sch 36][ss219(8)][Para 20, Sch 36]

There are two circumstances where a member’s available lifetime allowance at a particular BCE will be reduced.

These are where a member


  • draws benefits before age 50 under a registered pension scheme because they have a protected pension age (see RPSM11101190), or
  • becomes subject to their first BCE, and has a pension (or pensions) in payment which started before 6 April 2006 (a pre-commencement pension) (see RPSM11101200).
Glossary ( RPSM20000000)