You can use the pension tracing service to find contact details to search for a lost pension.
You can find contact details for:
- your own workplace or personal pension scheme
- someone else’s scheme if you have their permission
This service will not tell you whether you have a pension, or what its value is.
You need the name of an employer or a pension provider to use this service.
You can also request contact details from the Pension Tracing Service by phone on 0800 731 0175 or by post at
The Pension Service
Post Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 1AF
United Kingdom
If you cannot remember past employer details you could fill out a Data Protection Subject Access Request from HM Revenue & Customs. See https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hmrc-subject-access-request.
This form requests your personal information, including your name, National Insurance number, current and previous addresses. The form also requires the start and end dates for the employment information you request, as most requests are for a five- or ten-year period. There usually is no fee to conduct this process.
You can also request the information by phone or in writing. After filling this form, you generally receive the information you requested within one to two months. If you request a full report, you may receive your work history plus a record of your earnings, tax payments, contributions paid to National Insurance, benefits received and a record of your communications with the office.
You can sign in to or set up a personal tax account to check your personal information for the current year and the last 5 years without making a SAR.