The Pension Protection Fund (CAS-83901-H1T3)

Ombudsman’s Determination

Outcome

The Board is not required to take any action in respect of this referral, because the Reconsideration Committee reached its decision correctly in accordance with the current legislation, namely the Pensions Act 2004, which does not provide for increases to benefits accrued before 6 April 1997.

Complaint summary

Mr H has referred an appeal of a decision that was issued by the Board’s Reconsideration Committee on 20 April 2021. Mr H’s referral is that the Board has not applied any annual increase to his PPF compensation which he is receiving in respect of service before 6 April 1997. Mr H says that this lack of indexation constitutes unlawful age discrimination, because it treats older members of the PPF less favourably than younger members.