ÐÔ°®ÊÓƵ Pension and Assurance Scheme
Find out about the ÐÔ°®ÊÓƵ Pension and Assurance Scheme (USPAS) and who this pension is for.
About this pension scheme
USPAS is the pension scheme for long-serving members of professional services staff on grades 1-6.
This scheme closed to new members in 2009.
The Scheme is provided by the University and is run by a Trustee Board comprising Scheme members and University-appointed staff.
How it works
Members already in the Scheme pay 9% of their salary.
The benefits of being in the Scheme are:
- a guaranteed pension and optional cash lump sum at retirement
- valuable life assurance benefits for a member’s beneficiaries in the event of their death
- a pension for a member’s dependents
- a pension if a member cannot continue in their role due to ill health.
Other schemes
If you’re new to ÐÔ°®ÊÓƵ you can join one of these two pension schemes, depending on your role:
- the national Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) which covers academic and senior staff
- the ÐÔ°®ÊÓƵ Pensions Saving Scheme (USPSS), which replaced the USPAS for new professional services staff.
Member guide
If you’re an existing USPAS member, you should have a member guide as well as addendum documents relating to the original guide.
If you need these documents again, we can email you a digital copy. Contact the Pensions Team: pensions@sussex.ac.uk.
Questions
If you have a question relating to USPAS, or need support, email the Pensions Team: pensions@sussex.ac.uk.