Number of pension schemes administered by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency: FOI release

Information requested

For the 2021-22 Scheme year, please provide:

• The number of pension schemes administered by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA), broken down by type of scheme and the number of members in each scheme.
• Details of any investment holdings or assets managed by the SPPA, including the types of investments and the total value of each holding.
• Information regarding the total amount of pensions paid out by the SPPA in 2021-2022, including the number of pension recipients and the average amount of each pension payment.

Response

Pension Schemes administered by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA)	Total number of members as @ 31 March 2022
Firefighters Pension Scheme (Scotland) 1992	5143
New Firefighters Pension Scheme (Scotland) 2006	1333
Firefighters' Pension Scheme (Scotland) 2015	6795
The National Health Service Pension Scheme (Scotland) 2015	223128
The National Health Service Superannuation Scheme For Scotland	146478
Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) 1987	17761
Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) 2006	735
Police Pension Scheme (Scotland) 2015	16686
Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme 2015	87236
Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme	77745

The SPPA Pension Schemes are unfunded schemes therefore there is no pension fund.

Scheme	Total Amount Paid (£m) inc. lump sums in 201-22	Number of Members in receipt of Pension including Widow/Dependents @ 31 Mar 2022	Number of Payments including lump sums	Average value (£) of each payment*
NHS	1,594.80	116,834	1,432,197	1,113.53
Teachers	1,179.20	78,417	1,020,851	1,155.11
Police	458.30	18,657	222,663	2,058.27
Fire	116.50	6,263	74,704	1,559.49
TOTAL	3,348.80	220,171	2,750,415	1,217.56

* Average includes lump sums.

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