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Where employers receive public funding for staff costs, and that funding is continuing, it is expected that employers will use that money to continue to pay staff in the usual way and not furlough them. This includes Trusts, GP Practices etc. who…

We will only accept a third party signature on benefit application forms such as, Part B of  form AW33E, the retirement benefits application form AW8 and application to commute ill health retirement benefits form AW341, where the member has…

 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…

You may have received a 1995/2008 Scheme pension savings statement showing a pension input amount for tax year 2023/24 in brackets, ‘£(10,987.60)', for example. This means that the figure is a negative pension input amount. You need to read the…

We provide active and deferred members with an Annual Benefit Statement (ABS). They’re also known as Total Reward Statements (TRS) and can be accessed via Electronic Staff Record (ESR). You can watch our video for information about how to request…

This page was last updated on 4 July 2025. Payments Payments Current processing times Payment of your retirement benefits Within 30 calendar days from the date of your retirement, or from the date we received all…

Contribution collection Payment schedule NHS employers have a statutory duty to ensure scheme contributions reach the NHS Pensions’ bank account by the 19th of the month following the month in which the earnings were paid to the member. 2025 to…

Queries If you have any questions about NHS Pensions, contact us by: Telephone: 0300 330 1346 Outside UK: +44 191 283 8918 Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pmFind out about call charges Email: nhsbsa.pensionsmember@nhsbsa.nhs.uk Facebook: direct…

Jump to: Overview When you're ready to take your NHS Pension, you'll need to apply for it. The NHS Pension Scheme overview (PDF: 178KB) provides more detail about the different pension schemes you could have pension benefits in. Read the…

Annual Allowance Employer information required for Annual Allowance By law, employers must provide NHS Pensions with available pay and membership information to allow Pension Savings Statements to be provided to members. The deadline for 2019/…