Monthly contribution returns

All employee and employer contributions, including any monthly deficit payments due to the Surrey Pension Fund, must be made by the 19th (21st for electronic payments) of the month, following the month in which the contributions were deducted.

These contributions include all main scheme and 50/50 employee contributions and any additional contributions payable from the employee and employer. Remember that the employer pays the full contribution when members elect for the 50/50 section of the scheme.

Prudential Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) are not included in your return to the Surrey Pension Fund.

It is essential that the finance team receive all supporting paperwork for any payment to the fund and the paperwork must show the value being banked.

These forms should be emailed to both the Contributions and Income Management Teams pensions.contributions@surreycc.gov.uk and sccincome.management@surreycc.gov.uk.

Please include all fields that are relevant:

• Employees' and Employers' Ordinary Contributions
• Deficit (if any)
• Employees'/Employers' Additional Contributions
• Total Payment
• Total Payroll Amount
• Payment Date

The administering authority has the power to impose a fine to any employer not making payment of the contributions within the above timeframes.

The finance team will send a revised monthly contribution return form when the employer rate is due to change.

If you have questions about the employer rate or the process for making the return, please contact pensions.contributions@surreycc.gov.uk