It’s important to track down all the different pension schemes you’ve paid into, so you can be sure that you’re claiming everything you’re entitled to in retirement.

If you’re struggling to stay on top of the pension schemes you’ve paid into throughout your working career, the Pension Tracing Service on GOV.UK can help.

This free service traces a pension you’ve lost track of, even if you don’t have the contact details of the pension provider.

Before using the service, it’s a good idea to collect as much information as you can, including:

• The name of your previous employer or pension service (you’ll need this to get started)
• Any previous names it had
• The type of business it ran
• Whether it changed address
• When you belonged to the scheme.

The Pension Tracing Service will only tell you the contact details of the pension’s administrator.

You’ll then need to contact the pension administrator to find out whether you have a pension with them. If you do, you can then ask the administrator its value and ask for it to be paid out.

Use this service to find contact details to search for a lost pension.

Find pension contact details – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Other ways to apply

You can also request contact details from the Pension Tracing Service by phone or by post.

Pension Tracing Service

Telephone: 0800 731 0193
From outside the UK: +44 (0)191 215 4491
Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm

The Pension Service
Post Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 1AF
United Kingdom