A genuine question though, are our pensions really non-contributory or is our pay abated to reflect the benefit?
My understanding has always been that pay was abated by approximately 8% to cover the ‘non-contributory’ pension, your pension payments were then based on your net salary rather than the nominal gross one had you actually had your contributions deducted.
However like most, if not all public sector pensions, the value of your index linked pension is far more than your contribution, real or nominal.