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Your NHS Pension after 1 April 2022
From 1 April 2022, all active members regardless of age will be members of the 2015 NHS Pension Scheme.
This change means that active members of the 1995/2008 Scheme will automatically move to the 2015 Scheme and start building up benefits in this…
Information for employers about changes to public sector pensions
In 2015 the government made changes to the majority of public service pension schemes. These reforms did not apply to members closest to retirement, who stayed in their legacy schemes with ‘transitional protection’.
Members with full protection did…
Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP)
GMP is the least amount you’ll get from your pension scheme by law if you worked between 6 April 1978 and 5 April 1997.
How GMP affects you
If you worked between 6 April 1978 and 5 April 1997, you would have been contracted out of the State…
Transferring in
Time limits
Time limits apply to all transfer applications, including a transfer of additional voluntary contributions to one of our Money Purchase Additional Voluntary Contributions providers.
If an employee is not a member of the main Scheme,…
Department of Health and Social Care launches consultation on NHS Pension Scheme member contribution rates
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed changes to the member contribution rates for the NHS Pension Scheme.
New structure for member contributions
This new member contribution structure will contain new…
Information for practitioners and non-GP providers
This information is only for practitioners, locums, Out of Hours and non-GP providers.
Responsibilities of NHS England, PCSE and NHS Pensions (PDF: 106KB)GP Member Pension Guide (Word: 412KB)Integrated Care Board (ICB) NHS Pension Scheme guide (PDF…
Letting us know that a pensioner member has died
How to let us know
If an NHS pension member has died, you should tell us as soon as you can. The sooner we know, the sooner we can make sure that all monies and benefits due are paid quickly and accurately.
For example, if we don’t know that an…
Additional Pension
Additional Pension is a flexible way of increasing your NHS pension.
You can choose to buy a set amount of annual pension.
You can pay by either:
a lump sum payment
regular contributions deducted from pay for an agreed period
You can buy…
Pension Awareness 2023: Getting started
Pension Awareness Week is all about helping to raise awareness of the importance of pensions. Throughout the week we’ll be sharing information on the NHS Pension Scheme, what it is and why it’s so valuable.
If you’ve just recently joined the NHS…
Pension Awareness 2023: Building a solid future
Pension Awareness Week is all about helping to raise awareness of the importance of pensions. Throughout the week we’ll be sharing information on the NHS Pension Scheme, what it is and why it’s so valuable.
If you’re actively contributing to the…