In 2019 you will receive your pension payment every 22nd of the month. Is the 22nd on the weekend? Then we pay your pension benefit on the Friday before that weekend.   Payment dates January Tuesday 22 February Friday 22 March Friday 22 April Thursday 18 May Wednesday 22 June Friday 21 July Monday 22 August Thursday 22 September Friday 20 October Tuesday 22 November Friday 22 December Friday 20

The pension fund’s financial position is sufficient to allocate the entire supplement. The pensions of retirees and former members will be raised by 1.68%. The fund has also decided to allocate a catch-up supplement of 0.16%. Statutory rules have to be taken into account when allocating a supplement. The pension fund many only allocate a full supplement if its policy funding ratio stands at 121.9%. The policy funding ratio was 123.5% at the end of November, which is high enough to allocate the full supplement. The supplement of 1.68% is equal to the increase in prices according to the consumer...

The Pension Service department was closed on 24, 25, 26, 31 December and 1 January. We can not be reached by telephone. You can send us an e-mail via pensioenservice@pensioenfondsstaples.nl. Or call on 27 and 28 December and from 2 January on +31 20 426 63 20.

Today a brand new digital newsletter has been sent to all subscribers. This issue includes news about the Pension increase from 1 January 2019, the financial position of the pension fund and more. Would you like to be kept informed about news related to your pension and/or pension fund? Sign up for the newsletter and you will receive the next issue in you mailbox. You can read previous editions here.  

If you change jobs often, you may have many small pension funds with different pension funds. These small pensions are often bought off and then no longer belong to the later pension. The government has therefore changed the rules for small pensions as of 1 January 2019. What do the new rules mean? Are you out of service and have you accrued a small pension of between € 2 and € 474.11 gross per year? Then, from 1 January 2019, pension funds are no longer allowed to buy this off. This means that the value of your pension will remain with Stichting Pensioenfonds Staples. It is also possible that...

Pension Fund Staples' policy funding ratio was 123.5% at the end of November 2018. The funding ratio of a pension fund specifies the ratio between the assets and the liabilities, and is an indicator of the financial position of a pension fund. The policy funding ratio is the average actual funding ratio of the last 12 months. Just as in October, the actual funding ratio at the end of November was also 122.2%. More information on this topic on the page Funding ratio.

Pension Fund Staples' policy funding ratio was 123.7% at the end of October 2018. The funding ratio of a pension fund specifies the ratio between the assets and the liabilities, and is an indicator of the financial position of a pension fund. The policy funding ratio is the average actual funding ratio of the last 12 months. The actual funding ratio decreased from 125.1% at the end of September 2018 to 122.2% at the end of October. More information on this topic on the page Funding ratio.

Pension Fund Staples' policy funding ratio was 123.8% at the end of September 2018. The funding ratio of a pension fund specifies the ratio between the assets and the liabilities, and is an indicator of the financial position of a pension fund. The policy funding ratio is the average actual funding ratio of the last 12 months. The actual funding ratio increased from 124.2% at the end of August 2018 to 125.1% at the end of September. More information on this topic on the page Funding ratio.

Pension Fund Staples' policy funding ratio was 123.8% at the end of August 2018. The funding ratio of a pension fund specifies the ratio between the assets and the liabilities, and is an indicator of the financial position of a pension fund. The policy funding ratio is the average actual funding ratio of the last 12 months. The actual funding ratio decreased from 124.4% at the end of July 2018 to 124.2% at the end of August. More information on this topic on the page Funding ratio.

Today you will receive the annual report summary 2017.  We look back on the most important developments in 2017.  In the annual report summary you can find information about the future of the fund. Also have a look at the infographic with the most important facts and figures from 2017. Do you prefer reading the annual report summary online? You can find it here.