Is my pension safe?

You work hard to build up your pension, so it’s crucial to make sure your money is safe. Unfortunately, more and more people are coming to us with compensation claims after losing money from their pension.

Some people moved their occupational pension fund into a riskier self-invested personal pension and lost money when the provider went bust. Others lost money when a regulated adviser gave them inappropriate or misleading advice.

Before you take out any kind of pension, it’s essential to know if your money is FSCS protected. We can only protect you if the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has authorised your pension provider.

How can I check if my pension is protected?

If your pension provider or financial adviser goes out of business, we may be able to step in and pay compensation. But FSCS protection varies depending on the type of pension product, and there are limits to the amount we can compensate. 

Check your pension's protection

After 1 April 2019

  • If your pension provider fails
    100% of your claim, with no upper limit.

  • If your SIPP operator fails
    Up to £85,000 per eligible person, per firm.

  • Bad pension advice
    If you’ve received bad advice in relation to your pension, you could be eligible to claim compensation - up to £85,000 per eligible person, per firm.

See more on our pensions protection page.

Between 3 July 2015 and 31 March 2019

  • If your pension provider failed
    100% of your claim, with no upper limit.

  • If your SIPP operator failed
    Up to £50,000 per eligible person, per firm.

  • Bad pension advice
    If you’ve received bad advice in relation to your pension, you could be eligible to claim compensation - up to £50,000 per eligible person, per firm.

Between 1 January 2010 and 2 July 2015

  • If your pension provider failed
    90% of your claim, with no upper limit.

  • If your SIPP operator failed
    up to £50,000 per eligible person, per firm.

  • Bad pension advice
    If you’ve received bad advice in relation to your pension, you could be eligible to claim compensation - up to £50,000 per eligible person, per firm.

See more on on pensions protection page.