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Partial retirement
The Partial Retirement Calculator is now available
If you're aged 55 and over and you have agreement from your employer, you can choose to take part, or all of your pension benefits while you continue working in NHS employment and build your…
Sharing our performance - June 2019
First Awards
As of 25 June 2019, a total of 3708 applications have been processed. 97.98% were paid on time.
To recap for the full month of May, 4358 were processed, of which 97.77% were paid on time.
Bereavements
Bereavements processing is…
Partial Retirement Calculator - now available
The Partial Retirement Calculator can be accessed from the partial retirement page of the website: Partial retirement | NHSBSA
With partial retirement, you can take up to 100% of your pension, stay in your job, and carry on building up new pension…
DHSC consultation outcome - April 2024 scheme regulation changes
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published the outcome of the consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme regulations to be introduced in April 2024.
Changes that apply to all members
Contribution rates may…
Annual allowance
The annual allowance has changed
On Wednesday 15 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP announced changes to the annual allowance in the government’s Spring Budget. We will be updating the content on this web page…
Pay and contributions
Information about calculating member pay, protection of pay and contribution tiers.
Pay
What counts as pensionable pay
Pensionable earnings are determined by the member's employment or engagement terms.
Certain earnings are included or excluded…
Getting an estimate of your pension
We provide active and deferred members with an Annual Benefit Statement (ABS). They’re also known as Total Reward Statements (TRS) and can be accessed via Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
You can watch our video for information about how to request…
Useful information for pensioners
P60s and advice of payments
P60s and advice of payments will typically arrive by the end of May. These will be sent in batches with the 2024 Pensioner newsletter. Please only contact us if you have not received your pack by 1 June 2024.
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Cost of being in the Scheme
All members of the NHS Pension Scheme pay a percentage of their pensionable pay to the scheme each month, known as a contribution rate.
From 1 April 2024, the amount you pay for your pension will change. On this page you can find more information…
Leaving or taking a break from the scheme
There are a number of ways you can leave or take a break from the scheme.
Watch our video for help to understand what you would be giving up if you decide to opt out:
Download the video transcript (PDF: 146KB…