questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the press release entitled Mayors and councillors to access LGPS under reforms, published on 13 October 2025, whether he has made an estimate of the cost to the public purse of that policy.
answerText: As set out in the consultation on access to the LGPS for mayors and councillors, the Government Actuary’s Department has estimated the cost at £40-45 million per year.
heading: Local Government Pension Scheme: Councillors and Mayors