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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is consulting on changes to the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations 2015 concerning uplifts to member contributions in 2023 to 2024, in line with the Agenda for Change pay deal. When DHSC introduced…

In our March employer update, we gave further information about the second phase of changes to member contributions. These changes must be implemented from 1 April 24. We now know what contribution rate should be applied where employers can not…

We’re currently receiving high volumes of retirement applications. This means it’s taking us longer than usual to process payment of retirement benefits. While we prioritise making payments to our members, it may take us longer than usual to…

As discussed at the National Pension Group meeting in April, we have made the decision to increase the frequency of surveying both members and employers from annually to quarterly. The surveys will focus on specific pension events during a member’s…

From 1 September 2017 the Data Management option on the employer helpline will be removed. Any member records that urgently need updating for members claiming their benefits should be emailed to nhsbsa.datamanagement@nhs.net with the words Award…

We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Monday 8 January 2018. This means that all requests for disclosure information must be received by NHS Pensions between 8 January 2018 and Friday 9…

If during 2016/17 you elected to work in a GP practice on a long term (more than six months) self-employed basis and recorded your work, in NHS pension terms, as a type 2 medical Practitioner, rather than as a freelance GP locum, you may ask NHS…

Last month we told you about the pensions digital service ‘Claim my NHS Pension’ going into Private Beta. The service allows deferred members to complete and submit the deferred benefits claim form (AW8P) online.  So far we are controlling the…

In 2017/18 we focused on obtaining feedback from both members and employers to allow us to implement changes within our business or reaffirm that our current processes are fit for purpose. The 2017/18 Annual Employers Survey will be released in…

NHS Pensions will be exhibiting alongside colleagues within the NHSBSA at this year’s Best Practice conference held at Birmingham NEC on 9 and 10 October 2019. Come along to stand G80 to say hello and ask our experts any queries you may have…