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From 1 April 2018 there are new arrangements regarding the pensionable status of Local Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA) awarded to Consultants. Where a Consultant was already in receipt of a Local Clinical Excellence Award prior to April 2018 that…

The NHS Injury Benefit Scheme is only available to applicants who have sustained an injury or contracted a disease on or before 30 March 2013. The Injury Benefit Regulations were amended for any applicants who left NHS employment on or after 31…

Scammers are targeting pension pots of all sizes – help to make sure your savers know how to spot the signs. Their impact can be devastating. Last year, victims of pension scams lost on average £91,000 each. The FCA and TPR are urging trustees…

Allocation is a retirement flexibility that is available to all members of the NHS Pension Scheme. Following a review of the enquiries we receive about allocation, it was evident that we needed to make the application process and available guidance…

Correct allocation of retrospective pay or awards and recording of hours or sessions Can all employers please ensure that any retrospective or backdated pay or awards (like the Clinical Excellence Award) are allocated to the correct pension year…

The NHS Pensions Operational Finance team has fully transitioned to using a paperless system for processing claims for the re-imbursement of initial or limited survivor pension. We therefore require the FIN9 Claim form in a PDF format for audit…

Applications We have received a number of partial retirement applications where the AW8 is not fully complete or the employer has not signed the relevant sections. If you are processing applications for partial retirement, please ensure the…

We have updated the partial retirement supplementary form, estimate request form, and factsheets based on feedback. You can download the latest version of the form and factsheets from our website. Partial retirement supplementary form Partial…

We are continuing to make progress in the timeliness of first pension payments with a total of 3731 applications paid in February so far (25 February) 96.05% were paid either early or on time. The total applications on hand remain stable despite it…

From 22 April 2025, Pensions Finance manage late payment charges for:  Pension Contributions  Capitalisation  Compensation   Final Pay Control (FPC)   You should use the following updated bank details for any…