Retired civil servants who have been left struggling because of severe delays to their pension payments can now apply for interest‑free emergency loans of up to £10,000, ministers have confirmed. The move comes after thousands of former staff reported lengthy waits for money owed to them following a change in the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. TRENDING Stories Videos Your SayCatherine Little, the civil service chief operating officer, outlined the emergency loan arrangements to MPs. The union is also urging ministers to return the pension scheme to public sector control. The union is also urging ministers to return the pension scheme to public sector control.