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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…
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…
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 substantial progress towards…
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: 153KB)
GAD - Revised final…
Current processing times for NHS Pensions
This page was last updated on 4 July 2025.
Payments
Payments
Current processing times
Payment of your retirement benefits
Within 30 calendar days from the date of your retirement, or from the date we received all…
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
On 22 May 2025, the Secretary of State announced that the headline pay recommendations for NHS staff from the NHS Pay Review Body (NHSPRB), the Review Body on Doctors and Dentists Remuneration (DDRB) and the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) have…