Pensions - Articles - Pension Protection Fund publish PPF 7800 Index for July 2019

 A scheme’s 179 liabilities represent, broadly speaking, the premium that would have to be paid to an insurance company to take on the payment of PPF levels of compensation. This compensation may be lower than full scheme benefits.

 Highlights
 • The aggregate deficit of the 5,450 schemes in the PPF 7800 Index is estimated to have increased over the month to £90.7 billion at the end of July 2019, from a deficit of £51.7 billion at the end of June 2019.
 • The funding level decreased from 97.0 per cent at the end of June 2019 to 95.0 per cent.
 • Total assets were £1,729.8 billion and total liabilities were £1,820.5 billion.
 • There were 3,396 schemes in deficit and 2,054 schemes in surplus.
 • The deficit of the schemes in deficit at the end of July 2019 was £218.8 billion, up from £189.3 billion at the end of June 2019.
 
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