Section A/B
Section A/B members receive a pension for life and a tax-free lump sum. Find out more about these benefits by using the menu on the left.
Section A/B is only for members (or beneficiaries of members) who joined before 1 April 1987. (More specifically, Section A is for members (or beneficiaries of members) who joined before 1 December 1971.)
You'll notice that this part of the website covers Section A and Section B together. In reality, these are different sections, with different terms and conditions. To find out more about the key differences between Section A and Section B, please refer to the Guide to benefits.
- Section A applies to members who joined The Post Office before 1 December 1971 - the majority of these members are now in retirement. If you joined The Post Office before 1 December 1971 and have unbroken membership, you have probably kept your entitlement to Section A benefits on leaving service or retirement.
- Section B applies to all members who joined The Post Office on or after 1 December 1971, or to members of Section A who at retirement choose to receive Section B benefits. Section B was closed to new entrants from 1 April 1987 and from 1 April 2008 members who have left or opted out can no longer rejoin Section B.