Student pensions
Solent Pension Plan
The University runs a defined contribution pension scheme, Solent Pension Plan (SPP) which is administered by Aviva for all staff employed by Solent University Services Limited, including Campus Jobs.
Staff are automatically assessed for enrolment into SPP in line with the rules covering automatically enrolling employees into a workplace pension scheme.
Find out more about the Solent Pension Plan
If you have any pension queries please talk to:
The payroll team, room RM304
Reginald Mitchell Building
East Park Terrace, Southampton, SO14 0YN
Email: payroll@solent.ac.uk
Useful websites:
State Pension Scheme
Basic State Pension
www.gov.uk/state-pension
State Pension Calculator
www.gov.uk/calculate-state-pension
Applying for State Pension statement
www.gov.uk/state-pension-statement
Claiming your State Pension
www.gov.uk/state-pension/how-to-claim
If you retire abroad
www.gov.uk/state-pension-if-you-retire-abroad
Deferring your state pension
www.gov.uk/deferring-state-pension
Additional State Pension
www.gov.uk/additional-state-pension
Pension Credit
www.gov.uk/pension-credit
Financial advisers
Find an independent financial adviser
www.unbiased.co.uk
Radcliffe & Co
www.radcliffe-ifa.co.uk
Deep Blue Financial Limited
www.deepbluefinancial.com
Budget planners
The Money Advice Service
www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/budget-planner
MoneySavingExpert.com
www.moneysavingexpert.com/banking/budget-planning
HM Revenue and Customs
Income tax rates and allowances
www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/it.htm
Tracing forgotten money
Old bank accounts, savings, pensions and investments
www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/reclaim-lost-assets-free
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-1692513/How-to-track-down-your-lost-money.html
Unclaimed Assets Register
www.uar.co.uk
Pension Tracing Service
www.pension-tracing-service.com
Help and complaints
If you have any questions or concerns about your pension scheme membership or are dissatisfied in any way, please email payroll@solent.ac.uk in the first instance.
We will seek to clarify any misunderstandings or inaccuracies as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Opening times
Monday - Thursday: 8.30am – 5pm
Friday: 8.30am to 4.30pm