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Changes to the FAS compensation cap

Each year the compensation cap for FAS members is increased in line with inflation, with changes taking effect from 1 April.

Court of Justice of the European Union judgement - update

Following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) last month, we have started to write to capped members who we believe are affected by the ruling. This is to confirm our records, because we do not have all the data we need to calculate the increase due. We will be writing in tranches over the coming weeks, so members who believe they are affected, but do not receive a letter immediately, do not need to contact us.

New levy estimate for 2019/20

We’ve announced the amount of levy we will collect in 2019/20 will be £500 million. This is down from £550 million in 2018/19.

Next group of members receiving increased payments

We’ve started to make increased payments to pensioners whose benefits fell below 50% of the value of their accrued benefits because of a combination of the compensation cap and other factors. We’re aiming to increase payments to the majority of pensioners in this group by the end of September 2020.

More Hampshire decisions confirmed

In our recent update about progress on uncapping PPF compensation, we still had to finalise whether to put a six-year time limit on arrears payments due to PPF and FAS pensioners. This followed the Court of Appeal’s judgments on the methodology for implementing the ECJ’s Hampshire decision and the PPF compensation cap. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and our Board have now finalised those decisions.

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 best suits you.

ECJ judgment in PSV v Bauer

The recent ECJ judgment in the case of PSV v Gunther Bauer has restated that, as a minimum, every individual must receive at least 50% of their accrued benefits.

Next phase begins after ECJ ruling in Hampshire

We’ve previously announced that we’d started making increased payments to all pensioners who were most affected by the Court of Justice of the European Union’s (ECJ or CJEU) ruling, because they were subject to the PPF compensation cap (either the standard cap, or the long service cap), which on its own had reduced their benefits to less than 50% of those they had accrued.

Levy rules for 2024/25 year published

Today we’ve published our policy statement with the formal levy rules. 

We’ve published our latest Climate Change report

We’ve published our latest Climate Change report that discloses how we respond to climate-related risks and opportunities and highlights our key achievements in 2023/2024.