When you can take money from your pension pot will depend on your pension scheme's rules, but it's usually after you're 55. Pension age changes​​ The Government has announced that the earliest age you can take your pension will increase from age 55 to 57 from 6 April 2028.The 85-year rule will apply if you are over age 60 when you retire. The earliest age you can take your pension will increase from age 55 to 57 from 6 April 2028. This will apply to flexible retirement too. The pension scheme we offer to our employees is the Local Government Pension Scheme (also referred to as the LGPS). If you have to leave work because of illness, your LGPS benefits may be paid straight away. Ill health benefits can be paid at any age. Change will also apply to your Normal Pension Age for benefits built up after. You can currently retire from the Scheme as early as age 55, although the government has announced that this will increase to age 57 from 2028.