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Information for employers about changes to public sector pensions
In 2015 the government made changes to the majority of public service pension schemes. These reforms did not apply to members closest to retirement, who stayed in their legacy schemes with ‘transitional protection’.
Members with full protection did…
Joining the Scheme
You may be eligible to join the NHS Pension Scheme if you're between 16 and 75.
This also applies to those working under a contract for services, including:
general practitioners (GPs)
general dental practitioners
ophthalmic medical…
Bereavements
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – NHS Life Assurance Scheme
Information is now available on the NHS & Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme, for staff performing frontline NHS or social care work.
You can apply for an adult dependant’s…
Additional Pension
Additional Pension is a flexible way of increasing your NHS pension.
You can choose to buy a set amount of annual pension.
You can pay by either:
a lump sum payment
regular contributions deducted from pay for an agreed period
You can buy…
Department of Health and Social Care confirms changes to Scheme rules for retire and re-join and partial retirement
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…