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Department of Health and Social Care confirms changes to Scheme rules for retire and re-join and partial retirement
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme rules will go ahead to help retain more experienced NHS clinicians and remove barriers to staff returning to work following retirement.
The DHSC…
Information for employers receiving retirement or ill health retirement applications before 1 October 2023
From 1 October 2023, members with 1995 Section benefits can take partial retirement. You can find more information on partial retirement, including a guide for employers on our Employer hub.
We’ve put steps in place to process partial retirement…
Public service pension schemes: changes to the transitional arrangements to the 2015 schemes - information on the consultation for employers
In 2015 the government implemented reforms to all main public service pension schemes. Public service pensions are some of the most generous pension schemes available, rewarding those who dedicate their working lives to public service.
The…
Final pay controls reassessment update
The final pay controls (FPC) team received 1,416 applications for reassessment, with 881 of these received in December 2021 alone.
The team have completed 60% of all reassessments received so far and are working hard to complete the remainder as…
Employer update on Public Service Pension Remedy (McCloud) - September 2023
Last year the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published their consultation response and regulations to support the first phase of the Public Service Pension Remedy (McCloud Remedy) which:
closed the legacy public service pension…
DHSC announce consultation on April 2024 scheme regulation changes
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme regulations to be introduced in April 2024.
The proposals are to:
deliver phase 2 of the review of member contributions…
Total Reward Statement refresh August 2024 – information for employers
The annual refresh of Total Rewards Statements (TRS) and Annual Benefit Statements (ABS) has taken place and updated statements are available to NHS Pension Scheme members.
Members affected by McCloud will see a difference in the benefits shown on…
Sharing our performance – March 2018
The table below shows our recent monthly performance for pension award processing:
The graph above depicts the improvement we are making in our aim to pay the Pension…
Change of contributions and pay – form SM8
For officers and practice staff only
When a member works part time in either an hourly or sessional contract and the annual update or termination details show actual part time hours or sessions worked that are in excess…
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…