Workplace Pensions
2026-07-19 · Department for Work and Pensions · HL2358 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government whether surplus held within a defined benefit superfund may, under the current regulatory framework, be released to enhance members' benefits; and what assessment they have made of whether the proposed permanent legislative
Answer
In the same way as any other defined benefit scheme, the rules of a superfund scheme will determine how and whether surplus assets can be used to enhance scheme benefits for members. Typically, the trust deed and rules of the scheme will contain an augmen...