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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…
Money Purchase Additional Voluntary Contributions (MPAVC)
MPAVC allows you to make more contributions to build a separate retirement fund.
How MPAVC works
The additional contributions you make are invested. They are used to supplement your main scheme benefits at retirement or later.
You can take up to…
Update on current performance
We are continuing to maintain performance in the payment of first pension applications with a total of 5177 applications paid in January so far (30th January).
The total applications on hand currently stand at 4699, slightly less than the same time…
Completing the self-assessment form where there is an Annual Allowance charge
Important information for members who have an annual allowance charge for 2018/19:
In a Pensions Schemes Newsletter 115 (26 November 2019) article HMRC has asked scheme administrators to remind members who have an annual allowance charge for 2018/…
Understanding your benefits in the 2015 Scheme
From 1 April 2022, all members of the NHS Pension Scheme will be members of our 2015 Scheme.
The 2015 Scheme is a Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE) scheme. This is a form of defined benefit pension scheme.
When you take your pension…
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…
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…
Joining the Scheme
You may be eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme if you're an employee between the ages of 16 and 75.
This also applies to those working under a contract for services, including:
general practitioners (GPs)
general dental practitioners…
My NHS Pension
My NHS Pension is a new, online portal which allows you to view and manage your NHS pension in one place.
If you are an active or deferred member, on My NHS Pension you can:
view a copy of your Annual Benefit Statement (ABS)
view the personal…