Our members are our number one priority and we exist to protect your financial future. We want to know what matters to you, your views on the service we offer and your thoughts about changes we could make in future.
FAS payments are funded by the Treasury, so will not be affected by the difficult situation in financial markets. We’d also like to reassure you that we will be able to continue paying members as normal. Your usual payments will not change.
It's National Apprenticeship Week from 7 - 13 February, and this year's theme is 'Build the Future'. The annual celebration highlights the important work being done by employers and apprentices across the country.
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.
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.
We understand this is a very difficult time but if you're a member of a Laura Ashley defined benefit pension scheme you can be assured that your pension is protected by us.
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.
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