Dan Peters 23 October 2025

LGPS bigger than it has ever been

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for England and Wales has continued to grow in size and is bigger than it has ever been, the latest release of statistics from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has shown.

Statistics showed that total LGPS assets surpassed £400bn as at the end of March.

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