About Pension Protection Fund (PPF)
Malcolm Morton , Public Affairs Manager
T: 020 8406 2038
PPF out-of-hours media contact
After 5:30pm and at weekends
T: 07870 390 492
Richard Williams, Head of Corporate Affairs
richard.williams@ppf.gsi.gov.uk
T: 020 8633 5925 / M: 07894 255 565
Further Information
The Pension Protection Fund’s main function is to provide compensation to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes, when there is a qualifying insolvency event in relation to the employer, and where there are insufficient assets in the pension scheme to cover the Pension Protection Fund level of compensation.
The Pension Protection Fund is a statutory fund run by the Board of the Pension Protection Fund, a statutory corporation established under the provisions of the Pensions Act 2004.
To help fund the Pension Protection Fund, compulsory annual levies are charged on all eligible schemes.
Investing the assets of the Pension Protection Fund effectively is a further key function of the organisation.
The Pension Protection Fund is also responsible for the Fraud Compensation Fund - a fund that will provide compensation to occupational pension schemes that suffer a loss that can be attributable to dishonesty.