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Mansion House Reforms: our response to the call for evidence on DB schemes

Today we’ve published our response to the Department for Work and Pensions call for evidence on Options for Defined Benefit Schemes.

PPF well placed to run a Public Sector Consolidator

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today published its response to the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) call for evidence on Options for Defined Benefit (DB) Schemes.

We’ve published our climate change report

We've published our climate change report for the third year in a row, disclosing our climate-related risks and opportunities and highlighting key areas of progress.

PPF publishes third TCFD report

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today published its third annual Climate Change report

We've joined the Tell Us Once service

We’re now part of the Government’s Tell Us Once service. This service allows people to report a death to most government departments in one go. 

Frequently asked questions about the European Court of Justice Hampshire ruling for FAS members

In 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU or ECJ) ruled that individual members of pension schemes should receive at least 50 per cent of the value of their accrued pension benefits in the event of employer insolvency. In May 2020 the Administrative Court heard a challenge brought against us by a number of members to the way we�re implementing the ECJ�s Hampshire ruling, and to the lawfulness of the PPF compensation cap.�

Frequently asked questions about the European Court of Justice Hampshire ruling for PPF members

In 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ or CJEU) ruled in the Hampshire case that individual members of pension schemes should receive at least 50 per cent of the value of their accrued pension benefits in the event of employer insolvency. In May 2020 the Administrative Court heard a challenge brought against us by a number of members to the way we�re implementing the ECJ�s Hampshire ruling, and to the lawfulness of the PPF compensation cap.�

What the ECJ Hampshire ruling means for you

In 2018, the European Court of Justice�ruled that individual members should receive at least 50 per cent of the value of their accrued old age pension if the employer�responsible for funding�the scheme they�ve paid into fails. The vast majority of PPF and Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) members already receive compensation in excess of 50 per cent of their accrued old age benefits. This means the number of members affected by this ruling is very small.