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Ill health retirement
If you're an employer helping a member apply for ill health retirement, this page will guide you through what to do. You'll find everything you need, including: an ill health guide for employersa checklistthe forms you may need to useIll…
Bereavements
You can apply for an adult dependant’s pension if you’re the spouse, civil partner or long term partner of a Scheme member who has died.
Read the survivor's guide (PDF: 377KB) before applying for a dependant's pension.
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Maximum lump sum
Information on exchanging part of an annual pension for a lump sum.
At retirement, members may be able to exchange some annual pension for a lump sum / larger lump sum.
This applies to:
1995 section (except members who left before 1 April 2008…
Retirement
Before you startYou should read:our final pay controls webpagewhich form do I complete AW8 / AW8P (Word: 242KB)Forms you may needRetirement benefits claim form (AW8) (PDF: 780KB)AW8 / AW8P / AW8PC Member checklist (PDF: 178KB)AW8 annex (PDF: 178KB)…
Applying for ill health pension benefits
If you become too ill to work, you may be able to retire and take your pension benefits.To be eligible for ill health retirement, you’ll need to be:a pension member for a minimum 2 yearsunder the normal pension agetoo ill to work in your…
Pensions Online
Pensions Online (POL) is an online tool for employers to update and manage members' NHS Pension records. It's based on the internal NHS Network (N3).Update administrator or address detailsComplete our form to make amendments to the Pensions Online…
Applying for your pension
Jump to:OverviewWhen you're ready to take your NHS Pension, you'll need to apply for it.You can read the NHS Pension Scheme overview (PDF: 178KB) for details about the different pension schemes you may have pension benefits in.You should also…
Information for employers about changes to public sector pensions
The government has announced new forecasted deadlines for Remediable Service StatementsThis announcement sets out deadlines for when NHS Pensions will send Remediable Service Statements (RSS) to members affected by the Public Service Pensions Remedy…
Getting a redundancy estimate
We're expecting an increase in estimate requests over the next few monthsBecause of this, we're reviewing our redundancy estimate processes to make it easier for you.If you need a redundancy estimate for a member, you can request one from us. Only…
Employer events
The NHS Pensions Stakeholder Engagement team support employers with their administration responsibilities for the Scheme and can help with any queries you may have.We organise events, courses and training for Scheme employers including: basic…