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Update on NHS Pensions coronavirus (COVID-19) response
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. As we implemented social distancing in the workplace and set up colleagues to…
Allocation - Retirement Flexibility
Allocation is a retirement flexibility that is available to all members of the NHS Pension Scheme.
Following a review of the enquiries we receive about allocation, it was evident that we needed to make the application process and available guidance…
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…
Incorrect forms for membership enquiries
We are still receiving membership enquiries on incorrect forms. Please be reminded of the processes below as advised in the June 2019 newsletter.
The website membership enquiry process has been updated to include Retrospective and Part Time Access…
New spreadsheets for non-POL employers
Following feedback from our non-POL (Pensions Online) users, we have amended the leaver spreadsheet to enable more information to be provided when a member leaves the organisation.
The information that can now be included are changes to the…
Website feedback
It’s important you keep providing feedback about our new website. We want to hear about our design and layout, anything you think is missing or improvements you’d like to see. Also tell us what you like so we can keep doing it!
You can find the…
Process reminder for pensionable pay on retirements
There has been an increase in queries from employers relating to pensionable pay for 1995 Section members. We want to provide a better understanding for you of how our processes work for awards and sub awards and help alleviate some your concerns.…
Disclosure of senior managers’ remuneration (Greenbury) 2021
We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Monday 4 January 2021 (provisional, to be confirmed in December’s newsletter). Requests for disclosure information should be received by NHS Pensions…
Partial retirement update for employers - October 2023
Applications
We have received a number of partial retirement applications where the AW8 is not fully complete or the employer has not signed the relevant sections.
If you are processing applications for partial retirement, please ensure the…
Membership enquiries
The website membership enquiry process will be updated to include Retrospective and Part Time Access (PTA) as well as a few smaller changes with the existing standard membership. The volume of Retrospective and PTA membership enquiries is relatively…