News Releases
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Please note some of these news releases were produced before the Scheme changed its name and therefore do not reflect the Scheme's new name.
SFHA Pension Scheme becomes Scottish Housing Associations' Pension Scheme
Issued on: 18 April 2011
The Pensions Trust, one of the leading occupational pension funds in the UK for the Third Sector, announces today that the SFHA Pension Scheme will now be known as the Scottish Housing Associations’ Pension Scheme (SHAPS).
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SFHA Pension Scheme Membership Exceeds 7,000
Issued on: 27 August 2008
The SFHA Pension Scheme announced today that the total membership has passed 7,000 for the first time, reflecting the continued strong growth of the Scheme.
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Housing Associations hit with additional £450,000 PPF bill
Issued on: 24 June 2008
The Pensions Trust is bitterly disappointed by the recent announcement from the Pensions Protection Fund (PPF) indicating that levies for the two social housing sector pension schemes it operates, the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS) and the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) Pension Scheme, are set to increase by approximately £450,000 this year.
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SFHA Employers Give Massive Support to Defined Benefit Pensions
Date Issued: 10 March 2008
In a recent review of the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) Pension Scheme, employers voted, overwhelmingly, to continue to provide employees with a defined benefit pension.
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