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Greenbury update
We published the timescales for Greenbury requests in our Pensions Update of November 2019.
We asked that all requests for disclosure information, which includes pay figures up to 31 March 2020, are received between 7 January 2020 and 28 February…
Completing the self-assessment form where there is an Annual Allowance charge
Important information for members who have an annual allowance charge for 2018/19:
In a Pensions Schemes Newsletter 115 (26 November 2019) article HMRC has asked scheme administrators to remind members who have an annual allowance charge for 2018/…
Refreshed TRS and Annual Benefit Statements now available
Refreshed Total Reward Statements (TRS) and Annual Benefit Statements (ABS) are now available.
Visit our TRS website to find out how to view your statement.
Each year your pensions records are updated to the 31 March from information sent to us by…
Tax information
Annual Allowance
Employer information required for Annual Allowance
By law, employers must provide NHS Pensions with available pay and membership information to allow Pension Savings Statements to be provided to members. The deadline for 2019/…
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…
Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
There are 2 NHS Pension schemes. There's the 1995 / 2008 Scheme and the 2015 Scheme.
From 1 April 2022, all active members of the NHS Pension Scheme will be members of the 2015 Scheme and information on this page is being updated to reflect this.…
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…
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…
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…