MDC provides multiple benefits to both employers and members. These include:

• Real time accurate information for your members (service is more up to date), reducing member queries to employers
• Easy to submit – Teachers’ Pensions require minimal data fields making administration easy
• Employers no longer need to complete new starter templates (TR6), leaver templates (TR8) or missing service templates (TR28)
• Employers and members no longer need to complete Certificates of Re-employment in most cases. You’ll be notified where a certificate is required
• It creates fewer service errors for both Teachers’ Pensions and employers.

Monthly Data Collection (MDC) provides significant benefits to the Scheme, employers and members.

• All new employers are automatically on-boarded to MDC
• MDC supports you as employers and/or payroll providers to fulfil your responsibilities.
• It allows you to provide service and salary information to Teachers’ Pensions on a monthly basis, as opposed to the Annual Return.