Ill Health Retirement
What is ill health retirement?
Police Pension Regulations 2010
Active Members
If you are an active member with any amount of membership of the Police pension regulations 2010 and are too ill to work in your present job, you may be able to retire early and take your pension benefits, if you are eligible for ill health benefits. The Police pension regulations 2010 provides two levels of ill health retirement which are dependent upon the severity of your disability:
- Standard Ill Health – if you are permanently disabled for the ordinary duties of a member of the police force
- Enhanced Top-Up Ill Health - if you are permanently disabled for the ordinary duties of a member of the police force and permanently disabled for regular employment
Deferred Members
If you were a member of the PPR 2010 and opted out or left the service and become permanently disabled for any regular employment, you may be entitled to any deferred pension to be paid to you with effect from the date of your disablement, without actuarial reduction.
Ill health retirement for the Police 2010 scheme is administered by the Department of Home Affairs. In the first instance, please contact your line manager to discuss your options for applying for ill health retirement.
Police Pension Regulations 1991
Active Members
If you are an active member with any amount of membership of the Police pension regulations 1991 and are too ill to work in your present job, you may be able to retire early and take your pension benefits, if you are eligible for ill health benefits. You may be eligible for ill health retirement if:
- You are permanently disabled from the ordinary duties of a member of the Isle of Man Constabulary and there are no suitable alternative duties for you to undertake within the police force
Ill health retirement for the Police 1991 scheme is administered by the Department of Home Affairs. In the first instance, please contact your line manager to discuss your options for applying for ill health retirement.
