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NHS Pension Scheme access guidance for retire and re-join
Following a period of consultation, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has implemented changes to the NHS Pension Scheme to enable members with 1995 Section benefits who retire and return to re-join the Scheme from 1 April 2023.…
McCloud remedy status
An addition has been added to Pension Online that refers to McCloud.
The new Pensions Online functionality will be called ‘McCloud Remedy Status’ and will appear on the list of options from the main ‘Employer menu’ page in Pensions Online and…
2024/25 payment schedule for NHS Pensions
NHS employers have a statutory duty to ensure that scheme contributions reach the NHS Pensions bank account by day 19 of the month following the month that the earnings were paid to the member. When day 19 falls on a weekend or a bank holiday…
Payment of survivor benefits for unmarried partners
On 8 February 2017, the Supreme Court ruled to allow Ms Brewster’s appeal and declared the requirement in the 2009 Regulations of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Northern Ireland, that the appellant and her partner should have made a…
Update for employers on post retirement scheme pays elections
If a member has an annual allowance charge they can either pay the charge directly to HMRC or share the responsibility for the payment with the NHS Pension Scheme using the scheme pays facility.
This is known as a scheme pays election. The NHS…
Kickstart Scheme
The Kickstart Scheme is a government funded scheme to create new jobs placements for 16 to 24 year old that are on Universal Credit who are at risk of long-term unemployment. This scheme is open to all employers.
The scheme covers:
100% of the…
Department of Health and Social Care launches consultation on proposed changes to Scheme Regulations to support McCloud Remedy
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed changes to the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations that will be required to put the first part of the McCloud Remedy in place.
What is included in the consultation
The…
2019/20 Pensions annual allowance charge compensation policy: third window for GP applications in England opens
GPs in England applying to the 2019/20 Pension Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Scheme must have their application form endorsed by Primary Care Support England (PCSE) before it can be processed by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).…
TRS refresh - update on statement availability
There are three main reasons why a pension statement may not be available. These are listed below, with just some examples of why this may be the case.
There is a data issue that needs to be investigated
Examples include:
an outstanding data…
Informing retiring members of submission of their AW8
We are receiving an increasing number of enquiries to our contact centre from members who are planning to retire and believe they have submitted their application a number of months ago, but we haven’t yet received their AW8.
In all cases, AW8…