Pensions
All employees of the University get access to a generous occupational pension.
Whichever scheme you’re a member of, it will provide you with valuable benefits on retirement as well as life assurance benefits and protection for your family.
Four different pension schemes cover different groups of staff, but most employees are eligible to join either USS or PAS. Your contract letter will confirm which pension you are eligible to join and whether you will be entered into it automatically.
About your pension
For information including joining the scheme, retirement benefits, additional voluntary contributions and general pension information, click on the link for your scheme.
- PAS
Support staff can join the University of Leeds Pension and Assurance Scheme.
- USS
Academic and academic-related (professional and managerial) staff can join the Universities Superannuation Scheme. For details about the recent changes to the USS pension scheme see the relevant pages on For Staff.
A small number of staff are members of the other pension schemes. If you are eligible to be a member of one of these schemes we will confirm it in your appointment letter.
- NHS
The NHS Pension Scheme is available to former NHS clinical and related Staff who have been contributing members of teh NHS pension Scheme in the 12 months prior to becoming employees of the University of Leeds.
- TPS
The Teachers Pension Scheme covers academic and academic related staff previously employed by Bretton Hall College.
If you can’t find the information you’re looking for here, contact
the pensions office. We’ll be happy to answer your questions and help
you understand your pension arrangements.