  We present the first global analysis of the impact of the April 2022 cuts to
the future pensions of members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. For
the 196,000 active members, if Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) remains at its
historic average of 2.5%, the distribution of the range of cuts peaks between
30%-35%. This peak increases to 40%-45% cuts if CPI averages 3.0%. The global
loss across current USS scheme members, in today's money, is calculated to be
16-18 billion GBP, with most of the 71,000 staff under the age of 40 losing
between 100k-200k GBP each, for CPI averaging 2.5%-3.0%. A repeated claim made
during the formal consultation by the body representing university management
(Universities UK) that those earning under 40k GBP would receive a "headline"
cut of 12% to their future pension is shown to be a serious underestimate for
realistic CPI projections.
