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Reminder – completion of final pay controls Supplementary FPC1 form
We no longer require you to provide pensionable pay (TPP) for 1995 members on the FPC1 form. This field has been removed from the form in line with the awards process and the removal of this information on the AW8. Our systems will calculate the…
Terminal ill health cases
For terminal ill health cases, an AW341 application form is required along with the AW33E.
The team have recently noticed an increase in terminal ill health estimates being requested where the commuted incapacity box has been ticked in error to…
Automated AW171s effective early 2021
As part of the Sub Award Project, we have looked at how we can simplify and improve the process for employers. We have recognised that we can easily identify when a change on a member record has occurred either through Pensions Online (POL) or via…
Ill heath applications and guidance for occupational health specialists/ doctors
When sending NHS Pensions an application for entitlement to ill health retirement (Form AW33E) and any supporting medical evidence, please ensure that the form is in sequential order, in the correct orientation and remove any blank pages before…
Introduction of retire and re-join for 1995 Section
Changes to the NHS Pension Scheme regulations have been introduced from 1 April 2023. These allow members who have retired with 1995 Section benefits the option to re-join the NHS Pension Scheme if they return to work.
What this means for the…
Changes to the AW171 retirements benefits process
It’s been a few months since we introduced the final system changes to automate the AW171 process. You now no longer need to send us the AW171 form to trigger a review of the pension in payment and determine whether a revised pension is appropriate…
Redundancy Estimates
If there are more than 10 members in a redundancy exercise, we ask Employers to contact the Stakeholder Engagement Team stakeholderengagement@nhsbsa.nhs.uk to start the process as soon as possible.
You will be provided with a spreadsheet to…
Small lump sum payment – reminder for employers
Due to the transition to the 2015 Scheme, NHS Pensions has seen an increase in members eligible to claim their benefits under the small lump sum payment processes.
To confirm, our existing process is as follows:
When an AW8 is submitted, and the…
You can now submit AW8 applications for partial retirement using POL
We’ve updated the guide to reflect this change, and it is available on the Pensions Online (POL) page of the Employer hub (number 27 - NHS Pensions Online AW8 - Retirement benefits claim form).
When you submit an application, there will be the…
Injury Benefits Permanent Injury form
The NHS Injury Benefit Scheme is only available to applicants who have sustained an injury or contracted a disease on or before 30 March 2013.
The Injury Benefit Regulations were amended for any applicants who left NHS employment on or after 31…