FCA's British Steel pensions redress scheme pays out just £8.7m

Total redress was lower than £50m estimate due to ‘changing economic conditions’

Sahar Nazir
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FCA's British Steel pensions redress scheme pays out just £8.7m

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), along with the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), have offered £106m in redress to 1,870 former British Steel pension scheme (BSPS) members but its redress scheme has paid out far less than expected.

The FCA said that money paid out under its redress scheme was £8.7m, much lower than its £50m estimate. The regulator cited "changing economic conditions". In a report published today (July 24),...

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