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The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on the 1 April 2019 from 14.3% to 20.6% plus the employer levy of 0.08%. The Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation response announcing the rise, published in March 2019,…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme rules will go ahead to help retain more experienced NHS clinicians and remove barriers to staff returning to work following retirement. The DHSC…

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…

Sharing Our Performance - March 2019 Our level of performance continues to be maintained as we strive to process first pension payments in a timely manner. As of 26 March, a total of 3852 applications have been processed, 97.49% of which were paid…

HMRC has introduced a new digital service that will enable members who have new annual allowance charges, or changes to annual allowance charges as a result of rollback, to: • reassess any previous annual allowance charges during the remedy period…

Legislative requirements place a responsibility upon employers to provide information to NHS Pensions. This information will enable NHS Pensions to provide an Annual Allowance statement to members who could be affected. The requirements specify…

When a member opts out of the pension scheme (either exit code 16) and carries on working in a non-pensionable capacity, we need to ensure that the correct payable date is used when the member applies for their pension. Deferred members must submit…

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have taken, and continue to take, proactive steps to ensure we support members, employers and colleagues. This has included introducing a number of easements and changes to processes to…

When sending ill health application forms, please ensure that all reports are enclosed including any report from a member’s specialist(s).  Please ensure the correct version of the application form is used and sent to NHS Pensions to consider. In…

It’s been a few months since we introduced the final system changes to automate the AW171 process. You now no longer need to send us the AW171 form to trigger a review of the pension in payment and determine whether a revised pension is appropriate…