Public sector employees are receiving pensions that are twice the size they should be compared to the amount of money they pay into the schemes, a report says. Peter Tompkins, fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and chairman of the Commission, said: "A true assessment of the value of pensions in the public sector today shows that they are worth twice what the government suggests in its calculation of the contributions that public sector employers pay."

We have paid our contributions in good faith expecting a decent pension. The government bailed out the banks, now they will have to bail us out and ensure we get the pensions we were promised. They will have to change the scheme for people who join from now on. Its always the same those that try to save for the future get dumped on, if I hadn't worked I would still get a state pension and be entitled to benefits as well!

I have worked as a nurse since 1981 and have never had a decent wage. I contribute to the pension scheme in the hope of having some quality of life when older. Maybe it would be better to just spend everything now and live on benefits - it seems that when you make provision you just get abused. Private sector get paid much more, have many more benefits/bonus payments while they work

Most nurses who commenced work in the 1980s were paid very low wages. We were told what our contributions towards a pension would be, and were not given the option to pay additional voluntary contributions. We were led to believe that the pension was perfectly adequate for our old age. We have had no opportunities (as most private sector workers) to earn any bonuses whatsoever. We have been led to believe that the contributions made would be carefully invested soundly for our inevitable retirement. We trust that any decisions made as regards our pensions as they currently stand will not change for those who have already been paying in for many years and have no other option than to rely upon their provision in retirement