What is the pension contribution upload file format for salary sacrifice?

From October 2024 the following information is required for the pension contribution upload file if you are using salary sacrifice:

*Mandatory Fields

NB When saving the .csv file for upload there should be no titles or totals.

If your company uses Salary Sacrifice instead of employee contributions, all contributions should be entered into column F (including Additional Voluntary Contributions).  Columns G should be blank.

This information should be extracted from your payroll software. Please refer to your payroll software guidance for information on how to do this.

Once extracted, the information should be arranged in the same column order as in the table above.

• PRP: This refers to the Payment Reference Period. For example, employees may be paid weekly, monthly, four weekly or fortnightly.
  • Date PRP Start – the date on which the relative contribution period started.
  • Date PRP End – the date on which the relative contribution period ends.
  • Salary for PRP – gross earnings for the contribution period before salary thresholds are applied.
• Employer and Employee Lump Sum: If the employer or the employee would like to make an additional payment into the fund, enter the value into the corresponding column. This is not validated but cannot be a negative value. This can also be used if extra amounts need to be paid in for previous periods.