The FAS was formed by the government in May 2004 and began operating in September 2005. We administer FAS on behalf of the government.
Unlike the PPF, the FAS doesn't take on any new members. When your scheme transferred into the FAS, we would have sent you a welcome pack, including details of your former pension scheme.
If you believe you should be a FAS member but you’ve not been contacted by us, please get in touch with the Pension Tracing Service.
How much will you receive from us?
We use the details provided by your former scheme to work out how much we’re able to pay you as a yearly amount. We call this yearly amount an annual payment.
You’ll either be a FAS top-up member or a FAS single payment member. The method we use to calculate your annual payment will differ depending on what type of member you are.
How to use our secure member website
If you're already a member you can find out everything you need to know about your pension payments by visiting our member website.
You can use the member website to:
- retire online (within 3 months of your normal retirement date)
- find out what your annual payments might look like when you retire
- update your personal details
- send us a document using the send us a document feature
If it's easier for you, then you can use our secure mailbox tool to get in touch with us anytime and we’ll get back to you within 48 hours.