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What is the levy and who pays it?
What is the levy and who pays it?
The levy enables us to protect millions of members of defined benefit pension schemes. Paid by all eligible schemes, it helps protects their members if the sponsoring employer becomes insolvent.
Introduction to the levy
Similar to an insurance premium, the amount of levy each scheme pays is primarily based on the risk of its sponsoring employer becoming insolvent. A small portion of the levy we collect is based on the size of the scheme.
Is your scheme eligible?
Almost all defined benefit occupational pension schemes, and schemes that have defined benefit elements, are eligible.
How we set the levy rules
The framework for the levy rules is set out in legislation (Pensions Act 2004). We review and consult on how we apply these rules each year.
We’re changing our insolvency risk partner
Experian will continue to calculate scores used for the 2020/21 levy year. Our new partner Dun & Bradstreet will calculate the scores after this.
How we calculate the levy
The levy is made up of the scheme-based levy and the risk-based levy. Here we explain how we calculate each component.