Emergency Services Superannuation Scheme 2025-26 annual report
Summary
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ESSSuper reported for the year ended 30 June 2026 on retirement benefits and services for current and former Victorian emergency workers and public servants.
The fund reported answering 83,707 calls at its Member Service Centre, with an average wait of less than two minutes.
It reported positive annual returns across all accumulation and income stream options.
It reported managing more than $40 billion in net assets for over 119,000 members as at 30 June 2026.
In the body's own words
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All accumulation and income stream options delivered positive returns to 30 June 2026.
Finances 3
Total income
$3,466,075 thousand
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Total income 3,466,075 4,031,679
Total expenses
$(164,372) thousand
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Total expenses (164,372) (145,592)
Operating result after income tax
$(1,008,954) thousand
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Operating result after income tax (1,008,954) (501,144)
Staff 1
FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS (FTE) STAFFING TRENDS FROM 2022 TO 2026
161.6 FTE
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FULL TIME EQUIVALENTS (FTE) STAFFING TRENDS FROM 2022 TO 2026 30 June 2026 30 June 2025 30 June 2024 30 June 2023 30 June 2022 161.6 156.7
Executives and remuneration 2
Total number of executives
9
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Total number of executives 9 10
Total remuneration
$2,715 thousand
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Total remuneration 2,715 3,043
Consultancies 1
Consultants
$1,615,868
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In 2025–26, 18 consultants were used where the fees incurred were greater than $10,000. The total costs were $1,615,868.
Other figures 4
Total ICT expenditure
$12,622 thousand
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Total ICT expenditure: $12,622
Member Service Centre answered
83,707
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our Member Service Centre answered 83,707 calls
one-on-one appointments
8,404
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Member Education Consultants completed 8,404 one-on-one appointments
claims admitted
445
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with 445 claims admitted
About the document
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- Current edition
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- Pages
- 73
- Figures not found in the report
- Employee expenses; Executive band; Head remuneration; Named remuneration; Staff headcount