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Here’s where you can find out what’s new and happening in our world, from updates on our funding position to the latest schemes that have transferred to us.

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20.09.2021 | By News editor

What are factors?

As with all defined benefit pension schemes, we use factors to calculate your PPF benefits to make sure we're paying you your correct pension, whether you want to retire before...

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17.09.2021 | By News editor

How members can manage their benefits online

Our member website puts you in the driving seat. It gives you the freedom to access and manage information about your benefits and make informed decisions, at a time that...

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17.09.2021 | By News editor

Make sure we have your address

You may have received a letter from a company called Target Professional Services asking you to confirm your address. Target is the company we’ve chosen to help keep track of...

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16.09.2021 | By News editor

Ready, steady, start your payments

The Retire Now feature on our member website is the quickest way to receive your money from us and avoids paperwork. More than one in three members choose to start...

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16.09.2021 | By News editor

Find out how much you could receive

Use the easy Benefit Modeller tool on our member website to find out how much you can expect to receive if you choose to start your payments early, late or...

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15.09.2021 | By News editor

Start planning your future

If you’re aged 55 or over you can start your payments at any time between now and your 75th birthday. You can take up to 25 per cent of your...

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15.09.2021 | By News editor

Registering online for the first time

Registering for our member website is easy. Here’s what to expect. Step 1 You'll need to input your name, date of birth, National Insurance number and your PPF reference. Your...

Gary Brignall, Recruitment Partner

25.08.2021 | By Gary Brignall

CV Writing: Top tips every job hunter should follow

Did you know an average employer spends less than 30 seconds reading a CV and if the first page doesn’t grab their attention they won’t even read page two? I’ve...

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10.08.2021 | By Maria Graney

What is the PPF 7800?

Every month we publish data called the PPF 7800 index. But what exactly is the PPF 7800 and why do we calculate it? Its main purpose is to estimate the...

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19.07.2021 | By News editor

Court of Appeal judgment on Hughes judicial review

The Court of Appeal has supported our approach for increasing payments to PPF and FAS members following the 2018 European Court of Justice judgment in the Hampshire case. It has...

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16.07.2021 | By News editor

Winners for two years running

Last night we were awarded the Pensions Administration Award for the second year running at the Pensions Age Awards. This year the Pensions Age Awards celebrate the schemes and pension...

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01.07.2021 | By News editor

We're updating our actuarial factors

Each year we update our actuarial factors to make sure they’re actuarially equivalent, so the cost to us of providing each member's compensation is the same regardless of the choices...