Pension Protection Fund

Welcome to the Pension Protection Fund

The Pension Protection Fund was established to pay compensation to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes, when there is a qualifying insolvency event in relation to the employer and where there are insufficient assets in the pension scheme to cover Pension Protection Fund levels of compensation.

Who Are You?

Pension Scheme/
PPF Members
Pension Professionals
Scheme Trustee
Financial
Assistance
Scheme
Insolvency Practitioner
Employers

29.01.10

PPF publishes ‘2011/12 Pension Protection Levy Consultation Policy Statement: Insolvency Risk’.

The PPF has published the ‘2011/12 Pension Protection Levy Consultation Policy Statement: Insolvency Risk’. We have made certain changes for the 2011/12 levy and all schemes and employers should take note of them and act as soon as possible before the 31 March 2010.

14.01.10

Two More Schemes Enter the PPF

The Pension Protection Fund took two more schemes under its wing last month (December), resulting in a further 1,181 people around the UK now receiving compensation – or will do so in the future.

05.02.10

PPF Bulletin Published

The PPF has published the third issue of PPF Bulletin, rounding up all the PPF news from the past couple of months, including key levy news and advice.

19.01.10

Fourth Purple Book Published

In-depth analysis of how the UK’s defined benefit pension schemes fared during the economic turbulence experienced in 2008/09 was jointly published today (Tuesday) by the Pension Protection Fund and the Pensions Regulator.