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Incorrect forms for membership enquiries

We are still receiving membership enquiries on incorrect forms. Please be reminded of the processes below as advised in the June 2019 newsletter. The website membership enquiry process has been updated to include Retrospective and Part Time Access…
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Department of Health and Social Care launches consultation on introduction of retirement flexibilities

The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposals to amend the NHS Pension Scheme rules to help retain more experienced NHS clinicians and remove barriers to staff returning to work following retirement. What is…
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New guidance for members who may hold or have held enhanced or fixed protection from lifetime allowance charges

On 28 February 2022 HMRC published new guidance for public service scheme members with enhanced or fixed protection. Lifetime allowance is the total benefits you can build up from all registered pension schemes without incurring a tax charge. Since…
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Understanding the effect of the McCloud remedy period rollback on annual allowance

If you're affected by the changes to public service pension schemes, sometimes known as ‘McCloud’ or the Public Service Pension Remedy, you will be asked if you would like to receive legacy scheme or reform scheme pension benefits for your…
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Access to the NHS Pension Scheme

NHS Pension Scheme access details for non NHS organisations. Which Scheme access application form do you need to complete? (PDF: 396KB)Primary Care Networks (PDF: 182KB) Application form and guidance for Independent Providers Independent…
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Email accounts and re-employment form

Junk mail Check your outlook settings to make sure you can receive correspondence from NHS Pensions, as some correspondence maybe stopped by your Firewall or go into your junk (spam) folder. add @nhs.net e-mail addresses to your saved sender list…
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Applying for your pension

Jump to: Overview When you're ready to take your NHS Pension, you'll need to apply for it. The NHS Pension Scheme overview (PDF: 178KB) provides more detail about the different pension schemes you could have pension benefits in. Read the…
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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…
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NHS Pensions Opt-out data

Publication date: 18 July 2025 The ‘Opt-out rates for ESR employees eligible for the NHS Pension Scheme’ report provides insight about eligible employees choosing to opt out of the NHS Pension Scheme. The report provides estimates about:   opt-…
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Protection of Pay and Voluntary Protection of Pay

The forms and fact sheets have recently been updated following a review of the enquiry process. If you need to submit an application, please use the updated SM R9 EA application from the website. Bulk protection of pay The universal bulk…
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