Details of the number, and value of unclaimed preserved pensions are not held and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. There is no legislative requirement for the administrators of the armed forces pension scheme (AFPS) to trace individuals who have not claimed their preserved benefits.
Personnel leaving the armed forces today receive information that clearly explains that it is their personal responsibility to claim their preserved pension at the appropriate time and provide information on how to do so. In addition, the veterans UK website contains helpful information and the issue is publicised at various MOD sponsored veteran's events held regularly throughout the UK. Furthermore, because this is a common situation across pension schemes the Department of Work and Pensions provides a free tracing service to members of pension schemes who have lost contact with earlier employers; the AFPS is registered with this service.