13 September 2012
The Pension Protection Fund produces a monthly index update (this month’s release has data taken as at end-August 2012) of the estimated funding position of the defined benefit schemes which would be potentially eligible for entry into the Fund.
Total scheme deficits fell very slightly during the month, from £283.0bn as at end July to £280.3bn at end August with a corresponding small increase in s179 funding ratio to 79.1% from 78.9%.
A full report is provided by the PPF at this external page