Schemes will receive their 2007/08 pension protection levy invoices from October 2007 onwards. Included with the invoice will be detailed supporting information setting out how risk-based and scheme-based levies have been calculated. This should help schemes understand the invoice and settle it promptly. Schemes will also receive a Guide to the Pension Protection Levy 2007/08 , which includes comprehensive background information about the 2007/08 levy as well as general information about paying and querying the levy. Schemes are strongly encouraged to pay their invoice electronically into the Pension Protection Fund’s bank account, quoting their scheme name and invoice number, using BACS, CHAPS or internet banking. This is the simplest, most secure and effective method, helping to reduce administration costs. Full payment instructions will be provided with the invoice. Any schemes wishing to pay by cheque should make their cheques payable to “PPF Levy Collection Account” and forward them to: The Pension Protection Fund,
Knollys House
17 Addiscombe Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 6SR. Unfortunately, the PPF are unable to process credit card payments. If a scheme wishes to query their pension protection levy invoice they should contact the Pension Protection Fund directly on 0845 600 2541, quoting their invoice number. The first 11 digits of the invoice number are the SSID (Scheme/Section IDentifier), which is the unique reference number the Board uses to identify individual schemes/sections. In any communication with the Pension Protection Fund, quoting the SSID is the only completely reliable way to ensure that we will be able to identify your scheme correctly. All queries must be raised within 28 days of the date of the invoice. The date by which a scheme must raise a query is shown on the front page of the invoice. Failure to raise a query by this date may mean that the right to do so is lost. If an employer wishes to appeal against its Failure Score, the employer should contact D&B directly, again within 28 days of the date of the invoice as shown on the front page of the invoice. Failure to raise a query by this date may mean that the right to do so is lost. You can contact D&B on 0870 850 6209, where trained staff are available to answer your query. Also in this section of the site are Invoicing 2007/08 FAQs which you may find helpful.
If you have a query relating to invoicing for 2006/07, please refer to our archived pages on the 2006-07 levy invoicing process. | 
