Membership

This section of the SCPF is closed to new members.

If you are an active member of the Pre-2009 section of the SOCPF, you may be able to join/rejoin the Pre-2009 Section of the SCPF when you return to work at Shell in the UK, as a Linked Fund Member. Please see the SCPF explanatory booklet for further details. If you are an active member of the Post-2009 section of the SOCPF, you may be able to join/rejoin the Post-2009 Section of the SCPF.

You can pay Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) if you wish. These are designed to help you top-up your main SCPF pension. The maximum value of pension benefits that you can build up in a year without incurring a tax charge is restricted by the Annual Allowance. 

This is usually possible, but it is a decision you should think carefully about, as the benefits under both schemes will not be the same and will be calculated using a number of different factors and assumptions. The Transfers Into the SCPF factsheet contains the information you should read. It is recommended that you obtain advice from an Independent Financial Adviser before deciding whether or not to transfer.

If you work part-time or have periods of part-time and full-time employment, your benefits will be adjusted to reflect the different periods of service you have. Further information is available in the Part-Time Working factsheet.

Information about the different types of absences, and how your pension may be affected, is available in the Absence from Work factsheet.

If you are an Active Member of the SCPF, you can decide to cease paying contributions to the SCPF at any time (known as opting out), but you should think carefully first. It is recommended that you take independent financial advice before making a decision to opt out.

If you opt out, your membership will terminate on the last day of the month following that in which your Employing Company receives your written notice.

If you later change your mind and decide to rejoin a Shell UK pension scheme you will not be able to rejoin the SCPF. This is because it is closed to new members. You may instead be eligible to join the UK Shell Pension Plan (UKSPP).  Futher information is available in the Opting-Out of the SCPF factsheet.