Actives_Basis+SLICEUP

Offset Slice Number

This field is used to identify the date at which the GMP accrual ceased.  Enter the Slice Number on which the Service Finish Date should be used as the date at which GMP accrual has ceased.  All of the benefits arising from the Slice entered and higher Slice Numbers will be assumed to have an underlying GMP benefit.  (Including those Slices where only added years and pension data item benefits are specified.)

For example, if there are four Slices specified as follows:

slice	specification
1	Future Service, i.e. VDATE to LDATE
2	Service from 6/4/1997 (or DJF if later) to VDATE
3	Service from a benefit/category change date (or DJF if later) to 6/4/1997
4	Service from DJF to the benefit/category change date

The Offset Slice Number entered is 3, meaning that the benefits under Slices 3 and 4 will have GMP underlying them.  The benefits under Slices 1 and 2 will not have GMP benefits.

Where the Scheme is Contracted-In and/or GMP benefits are payable on top of the benefits entered on the Slices, enter a value of 17. 

Please note that this field is used in a Non PPF Capped Valuation Run to determine which parts of the pension receive pension increases.  Pension arising from Slices before the Offset Slice number and higher will be deemed to have no pension increases for PPF Valuation purposes. Pension arising from a Slice number lower than the Offset Slice will be deemed to be increasing pension in payment for PPF Valuation purposes.