If you are receiving a pension, you should update your contact details by contacting Aptia (formerly Mercer*) by following the instructions in the Pensioner Reference Guide. The Guide also contains contact details for if you have any questions in relation to your pension, or would like any more information.
*On 1 January 2024, Aptia UK Limited acquired Mercer’s UK pensions administration business, which means that the benefits you hold within the Fund are now taken care of by Aptia. Aptia is a specialist pension, health and benefits administrator. They are the largest private-sector pensions administrator in the UK, and they promise to provide high-quality specialist administration services that combines people, processes and technology in delivering a best-in-class service to members and policyholders – so you can rest assured that the services you are provided with will remain unchanged during this transition process. Mercer’s UK pensions administration business is now in the process of rebranding to Aptia, so you’ll start to see the Aptia name appearing on any paperwork you receive from them over the coming months. All contact details will remain the same while the transition takes place.
If you have any concerns that cannot be dealt with by Aptia, please contact the Pensions Department.
In writing: Pensions Department, Department 10406, 1 Angel Square, Manchester M60 0AG
By phone: Pensioner members: 0330 606 9449
All other members: 0330 606 1000
By email: [email protected]
If you have a question about your pension payment, please see if you can find the answer in our pensioner FAQs here. Otherwise, please contact Aptia using the contact details in the Pensioner Reference Guide.
We want to run the United Fund so that our members don’t have cause for complaint. However, sometimes problems do arise, so we have an official complaint procedure, known as the ‘internal dispute resolution procedure’ which you can see here.
We hope that you don’t ever have reason to use this procedure – and in fact we’d recommend that you try to resolve the issue informally first by contacting the Fund administrator, Aptia. In our experience, problems are very often the result of simple misunderstandings which can be put right very easily and quickly.
If, however, you feel you need to escalate your complaint, you can request a copy of the internal dispute resolution procedure.
If we are unable to resolve the complaint with you, then you can refer your complaint to The Pensions Ombudsman.
The Pensions Ombudsman can be contacted at:
Tel: 0800 917 4487
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pensions-ombudsman.org.uk
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