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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent

FCA reveals £49m redress scheme for British Steel pensions

The new British Steel sign is unveiled at the main entrance at the newly-branded British Steel steelworks plant in Scunthorpe, which Greybull Capital bought from India's Tata Steel
British Steel’s defined benefit pension scheme was restructured in 2017 after the company’s then owner Tata Steel experienced financial difficulties. Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/AFP/Getty Images

More than 1,000 former members of the British Steel pension scheme who received unsuitable advice from financial advisers accused of “enriching” themselves will receive an average payout of £45,000 in compensation.

The City watchdog on Monday launched plans for a scheme that seeks to compensate those who had not yet received redress after being given poor pension transfer advice when British Steel fell into financial hardship.

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