What can I do to find out if I have surplus funds due to me?

Question

I used to work in steel industries for 12yrs that was between 1986 and 1998 but I never knew about the surplus fund so what can I do to find out if I have surplus funds due to me?

Answer

You will have to contact your bargaining council, or your industry's retirement fund administrator, to find out if you have surplus funds due to you. We have no way of knowing. But most surplus distributions have a registration deadline, which will most likely have passed by now.