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title: "How do I create a pension group?"
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# How do I create a pension group?

**Cintra iQ** allows files to be created for certain **Pension Providers**.

To set up **Pension Provider Files**, you must

1. Set up the file type and **Pension Scheme Reference**,
2. Assign the **Pension Provider** to the **Pension Scheme** and
3. Set up **Pension Groups**.

Once you have **Automatically Enrolled** your employees into a scheme, you will need to assign a **Pension Group** to each new member. This allows you to **Group** employees together by different levels of contributions, different pay reference periods, locations etc. This allows you to have multiple **Groups**.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Like the Employer Reference, the Pension Group has different formats depending upon which provider you use. For NEST and Equiniti you would have defined these groups during your account set up.

## To create the pension groups

1. Navigate to the **Lookup Administration** window. Go to **Cintra iQ**: Definitions > Lookups...

![](https://cdn.document360.io/fc2cda72-4645-4b36-96bf-60439ec11f11/Images/Documentation/204001064296.png)
2. Select **Lookup Table: Pension Groups**.
3. Click the **Insert** button. The **Pension Groups** form appears.
4. Enter the **Group Name**.
5. Enter a **Group Description**.
6. Click the **OK** button.
7. Continue to add more **Pension Groups**, if necessary.