PPF 7800 surplus decreased to £425.4bn in January

Funding ratio increased to 143.9% from 142.8% at the end of December, with 4,451 schemes in surplus

Jasmine Urquhart
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The aggregate surplus of the 5,050 DB schemes potentially eligible for the PPF decreased in January
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The aggregate surplus of the 5,050 DB schemes potentially eligible for the PPF decreased in January

The aggregate surplus of the 5,050 defined benefit (DB) schemes in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) 7800 index fell to £425.4bn at the end of January this year.

Despite the fall in the overall surplus, the index - which tracks the overall funding position for DB schemes potentially eligible for entry to the PPF on a section 179 basis and based on scheme va...

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