NILGOSC administers the Local Government Pension Scheme for Northern Ireland. The Scheme is Northern Ireland’s largest pension fund valued at over £3bn and serves over 59,000 members, 23,000 pensioners and 204 employers.

The Scheme is open to the employees of public sector organisations in Northern Ireland including the councils, the non-teaching staff of schools, colleges, education and library boards and the

University of Ulster, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Translink and many housing associations.

NILGOSC is managed by a Committee appointed by the Department of the Environment. The Department also make the pension scheme legislation. NILGOSC staff undertake the administration of the Scheme rules as a service to the employers in the Scheme. Each employer in the Scheme is also responsible for complying with the Scheme rules.