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Following our recent Pay and Contributions Event organised by the Stakeholder Engagement Team and a number of queries raised about the member contributions introduced on 1 October, we have compiled information on the most common queries in this…

Due to the transition to the 2015 Scheme, NHS Pensions has seen an increase in members eligible to claim their benefits under the small lump sum payment processes. To confirm, our existing process is as follows: When an AW8 is submitted, and the…

Our stakeholder engagement team's work involves a managed escalation and recovery process of unpaid NHS Pension contributions. Unpaid payments include employee and employer contributions as well as any related AVC / ERRBO payments that have not…

All NHS employers need to act now to make sure staff don’t miss out on pension contributions. On 1 April 2025, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) made a retrospective change to the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations 2015. The changes make…

In March we shared an update with employers on member contributions and year-end guidance for 2022/23. It included: • Requirements for submitting your year-end contribution totals • Advice on understanding if you need to complete year-end re-…

Following a change to the discount rate used for public service pension schemes that HM Treasury announced on 30 March 2023, the prices used to calculate Additional Pension purchases have changed. These will be implemented from 1 April 2024. All…

In our March employer update, we gave further information about the second phase of changes to member contributions. These changes must be implemented from 1 April 24. We now know what contribution rate should be applied where employers can not…

It is really important that you submit feedback telling us what you think about your experience of using the new site. This could be observations about the design and layout, anything you expect to see that’s not there or anything that’s not working…

As part of the Sub Award Project, we have looked at how we can simplify and improve the process for employers. We have recognised that we can easily identify when a change on a member record has occurred either through Pensions Online (POL) or via…

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed changes to the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations that will be required to put the first part of the McCloud Remedy in place. What is included in the consultation The…