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Additional Pension and Early Retirement Reduction Buy Out (ERRBO)
Following a review by the scheme actuary the cost of purchasing additional pension and/or ERRBO is changing and member’s will find that their monthly instalment amount has changed. This will result in an increase or decrease in monthly instalments…
New episode of NHS Pensions Podcast
The third episode of our NHS Pensions podcast is now available. The third instalment delves into the various benefits of the NHS Pension Scheme including additional pension, lump sums, early retirement, and ill health options.
The podcast series is…
NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rates 2024/25 – DHSC
The recent Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consultation on the NHS Pension Scheme confirmed that the transitional approach that has operated since 2019/20 for employer contributions will continue in 2024/25. This means that from 1 April…
Claims for repayment of initial or limited survivor pension paid to widow, widower or civil partner
The NHS Pensions Operational Finance team has fully transitioned to using a paperless system for processing claims for the re-imbursement of initial or limited survivor pension. We therefore require the FIN9 Claim form in a PDF format for audit…
TRS Refresh update on statement availability issues for employers
There are 3 main reasons why an annual benefit statement (ABS) may not be available for your members. These are listed below with some examples:
There is an issue that needs to be investigated. This could be because:
We have a query about the…
Submitting a retirement benefits claim form (AW8) on Pensions Online (POL)
Since changes to Pensions Online (POL) were implemented in September, we have received a large number of AW8s that have been submitted with either incorrect payable dates or incorrect reasons for retirement. We have also received applications that…
Department of Health and Social Care confirms change of date of annual 2015 Scheme pension cost of living review
Each year, 2015 Scheme pensions for members who are still actively contributing are reviewed to keep up with the rise in cost of living. The 2015 Scheme pensions are reviewed using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the year before, plus an…
Employer queries on member contribution changes
Following our recent Pay and Contributions Event organised by the Stakeholder Engagement Team and a number of queries raised about the member contributions introduced on 1 October, we have compiled information on the most common queries in this…
Additional May 2022 level 1 GP practice manager training dates
We’ve announced an additional Level 1 GP practice manager training event in May 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…
Additional May 2022 level 1 GP practice manager training dates
We’ve announced an additional Level 1 GP practice manager training event in May 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…