Pensions - Articles - Pension Protection Fund publish December 2019 PPF7800 Index

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 Highlights
 • The aggregate deficit of the 5,450 schemes in the PPF 7800 Index is estimated to have decreased over the month to £35.4 billion at the end of December 2019, from a deficit of £71.1 billion at the end of November 2019.
 • The funding ratio increased from 96.1 per cent at the end of November 2019 to 98.0 per cent.
 • Total assets were £1,740.3 billion and total liabilities were £1,775.7 billion.
 • There were 3,168 schemes in deficit and 2,282 schemes in surplus.
 • The deficit of the schemes in deficit at the end of December 2019 was £184.9 billion, down from £208.9 billion at the end of November 2019.
 
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