Social housing scheme delivers £44m deficit reduction

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The £1.92bn Social Housing Pension Scheme has slashed its funding deficit by £44m since September 2008, valuation figures reveal.

The improvement to scheme funding equates to a 5.9 percentage point increase in the SHPS funding level to 75.6%, with membership also soaring past 60,000. SHPS pensions committee chairman Colin ...

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