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Retirement
Before you start
You should read:
our final pay controls webpage
final pay controls and employer charge factsheet (PDF: 162KB) (for 1995 Section officer members)
GAD - final pay control factors and guidance (PDF: 153KB)
GAD - Revised final…
Contributions to the NHS Pension Scheme are changing
In 2022, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) proposed changes to the amount members pay for their NHS Pension benefits. We wrote to members at the time and explained that some changes would take effect on 1 October 2022, while others…
Annual allowance
Errors on 2023/24 pension savings statements, and clarification of figures on 2023/24 pension savings statements for the 1995/2008 Scheme
We are aware of an error on issued 2023/24 Pension Savings Statements. Read our news article 'Error on 2023/…
Increasing benefits
Members can increase their pension benefits in a number of ways.
Additional Pension
To set up an Additional Pension, follow the instructions in the Additional Pension decision tree (PDF: 311KB).
Added Years
Read the Added Years factsheet (…
Pension scams
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Pensions scams
Anyone can fall victim to pension scams because they can be difficult to spot. In one year, 1 in 17 adults were victims to fraud according to the 2023 Crime Survey for England and Wales.
Scammers are typically…
Next round of Stakeholder GP Events
We have been collating your feedback since 2017 when we first started the training sessions for GP Practice Managers. The Stakeholder Team are now planning the next round of training sessions, targeted at either level 1 - new or intermediate…
Next round of Stakeholder GP Events in Leeds
NHS Pensions has added two new Stakeholder GP events in Leeds later this year.
If you are interested in attending the next round of free training sessions they will be split into two different levels; level 1 and level 2, which will take place on…
February 2021 update on government changes to public service pension schemes
The Court of Appeal ruling on 'protection', known as the McCloud Judgment
In 2015 the government made changes to reform the majority of public service pension schemes. These reforms did not apply to members within 10 years of their normal pension…
What happens to your pension when you die
The NHS Pension Scheme provides members with life assurance cover and lump sum benefits that can help to look after your loved ones after you’re gone.
As a pensioner member, your family or someone you have nominated may be eligible to receive a…
Final pay controls
The aim of the final pay control regulations in the 1995 Section of the NHS Pension Scheme is to protect the NHS Pension Scheme against the costs of excessive increases in pensionable pay at or before retirement.
Employers are charged if they give…