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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…
Applying for Permanent Injury Benefit
Applicants whose NHS employment ceases on or before 30 March 2018 need to make their application on form AW13, which is available from employers. Part of the form is completed by the employer and part of it by the applicant.
Whilst employers can…
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…
Final Pay Control supplementary form FPC1
There is a new Final Pay Control supplementary form which is available on the Employers Hub in the Retirement section on the Employer Forms page. The form is designed to streamline the current process.
In all cases you must complete the Final Pay…
Ill Health Applications – Coronavirus (COVID-19) arrangements
NHS Pensions is continuing to receive applications for;
The Consideration of Entitlement to Ill Health Retirement benefits (AW33E)
The Consideration of Entitlement for Early Payment of Deferred Benefits due to Ill Health (AW240)
Due to the…