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Watch the videos that answer your questions and provide more information on how we’re responding to COVID-19 and on the 2020 valuation.

Protecting the pension promises made to our members.

Watch our videos to find out how changes to contributions and benefits could impact you.

If you leave the scheme with more than two years’ qualifying service, you have a right to request a transfer of your USS Retirement Income Builder benefits to another registered pension arrangement up until you are 12 months from Normal Pension Age.

Yes, you still have the option to take early retirement should you wish to. It just means any benefits built up from 6 October 2020 will be subject to a reduction relative to the retirement age of 66 rather than 65.

Watch our videos to find out how changes to contributions and benefits could impact you.

When you are informing the HMRC via your tax return of your intention to use Scheme Pays, you will need to give them the USS tax reference number of 00330004RR.

Celebrating fifty years of USS

Well, I’m working towards retirement – but that does not mean I’ve taken my foot off the gas. The upskilling of staff in relation to ill health retirements, which is my current primary role, is key, as is supporting members and contacts at our participating employers. I also support the Pensions Operations department teams when I can.