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Annual Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs) benefit statements
28 Apr 2026
For members of the Final Salary categories of the Uniper Group of the ESPS (the Group) AVCs are additional payments you can make into an arrangement to increase your overall retirement savings.
Members of the Group who hold AVCs may remember this article that was posted in January. It explained that this year, you would receive your annual AVC benefit statement either by post, directly from Standard Life, or via the Standard Life App. This is a new process as in previous years the statements have been issued by post, via your pension administrator Broadstone (previously Railpen).
Standard Life have confirmed that the benefit statements have now been prepared and either added to the app or posted directly to your home address via Royal Mail. If you did not make an active decision, your AVC statement will be posted directly to your home address.
If you have trouble accessing your statement, or it does not arrive as expected, please contact the Standard Life team on +44 345 6060 075.
If you wish to change the way you receive your AVC statement next year you can do so.
To make your choice through the app:
- Log on
- Select “Profile”
- Expand “Essential Communications – the legal bit”
- Toggle “Go paperless” on or off
- You can also watch a short video guide here: www.standardlife.co.uk/app/how-to-video
To make your choice through your online account:
- Log on
- Go to “Your details”
- Select “Communication preferences”
- Under “Paperless”, click Edit
- Select Yes