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A message from Chris Dawson, Head of Service, NHS Pensions:  We understand that the current situation around COVID-19 continues to cause significant concern and uncertainty. I wanted to reassure you that at NHS Pensions we have taken, and continue…

At the start of the COVID 19 outbreak we took a number of steps to support employers who were encountering issues due to the lockdown restrictions. This included agreeing to accept certain applications forms in PDF/Word format via email, instead of…

The UK government’s Coronavirus action plan, published on 3 March 2020, set out measures to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. This included increasing the available health and social care workforce by removing barriers to allow recently retired NHS…

You must provide pay and membership information for members by 6 July 2025 following the end of the tax year to enable pensions savings statements to be provided to members. A pensions savings statement is important as it tells members whether they…

Members are liable for an annual allowance charge if their total pension growth - across all their pension schemes in a tax year, shown on their annual allowance pension savings statement as their pension input amount - is more than their available…

The Estimate of Pensionable Income form for 2022/23 is now available on the practitioner webpage, located in our Member Hub. We are sorry for the delay in publishing, this was due to us awaiting the outcome of DHSC’s consultation on changes to…

We’ve updated our guidance for each status and there are factsheets available for employers and members. There are eligibility criteria for the employment groups that can automatically qualify and for circumstances where an application might be…

There are Level 2 GP practice manager events taking place in June 2022, presenting educational training tailored for practice managers. The event will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams and is in two parts. The second session needs to…

For the first time, NHS Pensions are hosting GP member events. Each session will be two hours long and include presentations on the following topics: Which GP certificate – An overview of the different types of GPs and which certificates need to…

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…