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What happens to your pension when you die
The NHS Pension Scheme provides members with life assurance cover and lump sum benefits that can help to look after your loved ones after you’re gone.
As a pensioner member, your family or someone you have nominated may be eligible to receive a…
Social Work Bursary (SWB)
The Social Work Bursary (SWB) is a grant to support eligible social work students who normally live in England.
If you’re an eligible undergraduate student, you can get help with your living costs while you study.
If you’re an eligible…
Technical guidance
Information you need to administer the NHS Pension Scheme on behalf of your members.
For a broad overview of the administrative tasks you need to perform, read our quick start guide (Word: 904KB).
It's aimed at employers who have recently been…
Pensions revaluation headline statement – DHSC
The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on the 1 April 2019 from 14.3% to 20.6% plus the employer levy of 0.08%.
The Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation response announcing the rise, published in March 2019,…
Contacting Pensions via Email
To prevent double handling and potential delays with your email queries, please only send each query to the one relevant email account.
It is not necessary to copy in other teams as all correspondence that is sent to the pension employer account…
Pension
How we calculate your estimated NHS pension.
Officer pension statement
We estimate your NHS pension based on your employer's last update of your records.
We do this using your:
NHS Pension Scheme membership
pensionable pay
The figure…
VAT Treatment of charges from NHS Pension Scheme
Since 1 April 2017 NHS Pension Scheme Employing Authorities have been paying a levy to cover the cost of the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme. The levy has been collected along with employers contributions by increasing the rate from 14.30%…
Manage your NHS Bursary
It’s important to let us know straight away if your circumstances change as this could affect how much NHS Bursary you’re entitled to.
You can tell us about most changes using your NHS Bursary account. Contact us if you have any questions or…
Why you might not be able to see a statement
You are not able to view your NHS pension information
Your NHS Pension information might not be available because:
you are not a member of the NHS Pension Scheme
you’re a new member of the NHS Pension Scheme with less than one year’s membership…
Change of circumstances
If you get an NHS pension, it’s very important that you let us know straight away if your personal details, bank details or circumstances change.
If you have a change of circumstances and don’t tell us, this could result in suspension of your…