Member video
What are UFPLS?
You could take all or part of your DC savings as cash payments, also known as UFPLS, when you reach the minimum pension age. Watch the video to find out more.
Videos for members
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Get to grips with your hybrid pension
Hear Pete Wallwork, Head of Proposition at USS, discuss the features of your hybrid scheme, how the two parts work together and the different ways the Investment Builder could work for you in our latest podcast.
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The people behind your pension - Part two
Get the lowdown from the people behind your pension and find out what they think you need to do to get the most from your membership.
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Making the most of My USS - your online portal
Watch our video about how to make the most of My USS - your online portal.
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Your hybrid pension - the basics
Watch our video to find out what you need do to manage your hybrid pension and make the most of your savings for the future.
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Looking after loved ones
Watch our Looking after loved ones video that explains your benefits as a member in more detail should the worst happen.
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How you build benefits in the Retirement Income Builder
See how you build up your benefits in the defined benefit part of USS. -
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What happens when you join the Investment Builder
Find out what happens when you start paying into the defined contribution part of USS.
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Understanding investments
Watch our video to find out about the two different parts of USS, where your money goes, and learn what investment decisions you have if you’ve got Investment Builder savings.
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Annuities
An annuity gives you a regular guaranteed retirement income for the rest of your life. Watch the video to find out more.
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Flexi-access drawdown
Flexible retirement income, also known as flexi-access drawdown or just drawdown, is a way of taking money out of your DC pot to live on in later life. Watch the video to find out more.
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Planning for retirement
Watch our planning for retirement video for four easy steps to help you plan for your future. -
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Target Retirement Age
Watch our Target Retirement Age video and find out why it’s important to keep this up to date. -
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USS stakeholder roles and responsibilities
Watch our governance video, which looks at our stakeholders and who does what at USS. -
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Your Guide to My USS
Watch our short video for an overview of My USS and how it helps you keep on top of your benefits and savings. -
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Your Investment Choices
Watch our short video on investment choices and any decisions you need to make – like if you want us to look after your investments for you, or if you’d rather manage them yourself. -
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What happens when you join USS?
Watch our short video on what happens when you join USS – your long-term savings plan for the future – and find out what you should do next. -
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Transferring in to USS
Watch our short video on transferring other pension savings in to USS, what to consider and what you need to do. -
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An Overview of USS
Watch our short video on how we help you save for your future and how the two parts of USS work side by side. -
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Your Retirement Options
Watch our short video on your options at retirement, including how you can take your benefits or savings. -
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An Introduction to Pensions
Watch our short video for some pensions basics, how they work and the benefits of saving for your future. -
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Transferring out of USS
Watch our short video on transferring your pension savings out of USS, what to consider and what you need to do. -
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What happens when you leave USS?
Watch our short video on what happens when you leave USS, what your options are and how to keep your details up to date. -
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The people behind your pension
Find out what we do with your money after you contribute to USS. The people behind your pension talk you through how it works, what we do with your contributions and what you need to do to manage your pension.
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Responsible Investing
We caught up with two of our experts to talk all things Responsible Investment. Watch our video below to find out what it is, how we do it and why we do it.
Webinars
As well as watching the webinars live, you can also watch recordings of webinars that have already taken place. Just choose the webinar you want to watch below.
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Member Webinar
Our journey to Net Zero
Here’s your chance to catch up on our latest webinar where you’ll hear from USSIM's Head of Strategic Equities – Innes McKeand and Head of Responsible Investment - David Russell. They talk about why climate change matters for investments, what Net Zero is and how they’re planning to achieve our Net Zero ambition, and of course what this means for members.
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26 September 2023
Focus on Pensions Tax
This session includes: an overview of benefits - a summary of the key features and benefits of being a member in USS, how USS works – a brief look at how your benefits build up in USS, pension tax – including Annual Allowance, Tapered Annual Allowance, MPAA and Lifetime Allowance, managing tax – including USS specific tax mitigation options like Enhanced Opt Out and Voluntary Salary Cap. -
21 June 2022
Understanding DC
This session looks at the key features of the Investment Builder (the defined contribution or DC section of USS), how you can build up savings and how you can take your Investment Builder savings. So whether you’ve recently started to save in the Investment Builder, or have been doing so for a while and just want to know more, make sure you register now and join the webinar.
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13 June 2022
About USS
This session covers topics that anyone in USS or looking to join USS may find useful, including: an overview of your benefits in USS, how USS works and how your benefits build up, what your options on retirement are, life events that can affect your pension, what benefits are payable to your loved ones when you die, and what all that means for you.
How-to video guides
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My USS: How to reset your password or PIN
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My USS: How to view your summary
Learn how to view your summary in My USS. -
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My USS: How to make additional contributions
Learn how to make additional contributions in My USS. -
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My USS: How to manage your investments
Learn how to manage your investments in My USS. -
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My USS: How to update your TRA
Learn how to update your Target Retirement Age in My USS.
Corporate videos
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About USS
We're Liverpool
Here in Liverpool we run a large scale operation that’s responsible for managing pensions for over 500,000 members and their families. We’re here to ensure we deliver on our promise to members.
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About USS
We're London
Here in London, we’re responsible for the investment side of pensions for over 500,000 of our members and their families. We have a statutory duty to invest our members' contributions for them.
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About USS
Report and Accounts 2023
Watch our quick run-through of the key takeaways from our latest Report and Accounts.
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About USS
Moto and USS - working together with members
Watch our short video to find out about Moto’s new site in Rugby, which has a number of sustainable features like ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers. -
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Meet the Board
Hear from members of the board as they talk about all things USS, including the crucial role of good governance in protecting the valuable and valued pensions promised to our members. -
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Memories of university
We asked our colleagues to share their memories of student life and how it gave them a clear and unique sense of purpose at USS, where they look after the pensions of the people who taught them. -
About USS
From university to USS
Hear how university prepared our colleagues for their careers at USS – where they look after the pensions of the people who taught them. -
About USS
Working at USS Part 1
What makes USS such a great place to work? We asked our colleagues to share their thoughts. -
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Working at USS Part 2
What makes USS such a great place to work? We asked our colleagues to share their thoughts. -
About USS
Valuations: how we protect the promises made to members
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Where does our members' money go?
Watch our short video explaining some of the ways we invest contributions from members and their employers so that we can pay the pensions they have been promised. -
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Investment management at USS explained
Watch our short video explaining how USS manages the investments it makes on behalf of members and their employers to fund the benefits they have been promised.