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Final pay controls reassessment update
The final pay controls (FPC) team received 1,416 applications for reassessment, with 881 of these received in December 2021 alone.
The team have completed 60% of all reassessments received so far and are working hard to complete the remainder as…
Extension of 2020/21 voluntary scheme pays deadline for members with an annual allowance charge
To help support NHS Pension Scheme members who are continuing to deal with the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the decision has been taken to extend the voluntary scheme pays deadline for 2020/21.
If a member has an annual allowance…
Payment of survivor benefits for unmarried partners
On 8 February 2017, the Supreme Court ruled to allow Ms Brewster’s appeal and declared the requirement in the 2009 Regulations of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Northern Ireland, that the appellant and her partner should have made a…
Equitable Life Money Purchase Additional Voluntary Contributions (MPAVCs) – Change of bank details
In Employer Newsletter 2 – February 2017 we advised that the Equitable Life Assurance Society had changed the bank account for the payment of contributions for members of the NHS Money Purchase Additional Voluntary Contribution (MPAVC) scheme with…
Sharing our performance update - December 2018
We are pleased to say that the Awards recovery plan is now complete. As part of our normal business as usual activity, we have some pension applications awaiting information from members or employers and as soon as this information is received we…
Employer contribution rate arrangements to remain for 2020/21
Employer contribution rate arrangements to remain for 2020/21
The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.38% to 20.68%. The Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation response announcing the rise,…
NHS Pensions and Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)
Where employers receive public funding for staff costs, and that funding is continuing, it is expected that employers will use that money to continue to pay staff in the usual way and not furlough them. This includes Trusts, GP Practices etc. who…
Update: changes to late payment charges for Pension Contributions, Capitalisation, Compensation and Final Pay Control (FPC) invoices
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…
Contribution payment deadlines for 2023/24
Contribution payment deadlines for 2023/24
The deadline dates for the financial year April 2023 to March 2024 are now available on the NHS Pensions Finance section of the Employer Hub.
The deadline dates for the financial year up to March 2024…
Partial retirement update for employers - June 2023
We’re working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS Employers and NHS England to work through the new rules to allow members to take partial retirement from 1 October 2023 and help employers get ready for the change.
The…