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Your NHS Pension after 1 April 2022
Every Public Service Pension Scheme is working through significant complexity to put in place the Public Service Pensions Remedy for all affected members.
As the largest Scheme, we have made a lot of progress towards implementing the remedy so…
Information for employers about changes to public sector pensions
Every Public Service Pension Scheme is working through significant complexity to put in place the Public Service Pensions Remedy for all affected members
As the largest Scheme, the NHS Pension Scheme has made progress towards implementing the…
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 new and active members of the NHS Pension Scheme are members of the 2015 Scheme.
Watch our video to understand about the NHS Pension Scheme…
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,…
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…
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…
Retirement
Before you start
You should read:
our final pay controls webpage
final pay controls and employer charge factsheet (PDF: 162KB) (for 1995 Section officer members)
GAD - final pay control factors and guidance (PDF: 154KB)
which form do I…
Current processing times for NHS Pensions
This page was last updated 1 September 2025
Payments
Payments
Current processing times
Payment of your retirement benefits
We aim to pay your first pension payment within 30 calendar days from the date of your…
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…
Pay and contributions
The updated pensionable pay ranges for each contribution tier from 1 April 2025 have been presented to Parliament on 10 July 2025.
This webpage has been updated with the proposed new ranges.
Information about calculating member pay, protection…