How USS works Every effort has been made to present accurate information. Members are advised to check with their employer and/or the USS guides to confirm their understanding before acting on any information given. This presentation may be recorded for training and audit purposes. Presentation for USS members Eifion Morris APMI
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How USS works
Every effort has been made to present accurate information. Members are advised to check with their employer and/or the USS guides to confirm their understanding before acting on any information given. This presentation may be recorded for training and audit purposes.
Presentation for USS membersEifion Morris APMI
Agenda
1
•How much will your pension be?
2
•Getting more out of USS
3
•Transfers in to USS
4
•Bereavement benefits
5
•When can I stop working?
6
•Scheme valuation
7
•Questions?
How much will your pension be?
The basics
Pension
Tax-free cash
Standard package
The calculation
1/80th Salary Pension
Pension 3 Tax-free cash
Each year your pension & tax-free cash are calculated and ‘banked’
Example
Pension calculation Pension for year Banked pension
Salary in year
£40,000 1/80 X £40,000 £500.00 £500.00
£42,000 1/80 X £42,000 £525.00 £1,025.00
£43,500 1/80 X £43,500 £543.75 £1568.75
£45,000 1/80 X £45,000 £562.50 £2131.25
TOTAL £2131.25 pa
We now need to add increases ‘revaluation’
What does ‘Revalued’ mean?
Pension calculated each year & ‘banked’
Increases applied to pension earned
Increases to official pensions USS increase
5% pa or less Increases matched
More than 5% pa but less than 15% pa 5% plus 50% of increases above 5%
More than 15% pa Overall ceiling of 10% pa
Example
Pension for year Inflation calculation Banked
pension
£500.00 £500.00 X 1 £500.00£525.00 (£500.00 X 1.02) + £525.00 £1,035.00£543.75 (£1,035.00 X 1.03) + £543.75 £1,609.80
£562.50 (£1,609.80 X 1.015) + £562.50 £2,196.45
TOTAL £2,196.45 pa
Tax-free cash of 3 X pension in addition
Getting more out of USS
Put more in to get more out
Revalued Benefits AVC
15% maximum £
Tax relief
Certainty
Tax-free cash
Long-term saving
Money purchase
Up to £40,000 pa
Tax relief
Flexibility
Tax-free cash
Long-term saving
Help from the tax man
• £100 from net pay
Pay
• £125
Invest • £125 (returns dependent on investment)
Retire
Help from the tax man
• £100 from net pay
Pay
• £166
Invest • £166 (returns dependent on investment)
Retire
Tax allowances
Annual Allowance• £40,000 pa• 1 year of service X salary of £168,420.00 pa• Plus Money Purchase AVC contributions
Lifetime Allowance• £1.25 million• Pension of £54,347 pa