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Terminal ill health cases
For terminal ill health cases, an AW341 application form is required along with the AW33E.
The team have recently noticed an increase in terminal ill health estimates being requested where the commuted incapacity box has been ticked in error to…
The NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales – proposed flexibility – consultation document
We are consulting on a new set of proposals to offer senior clinicians more control over their pensions growth, so they can continue to provide the services that patients need.
Senior NHS clinicians are concerned that pension tax charges are making…
Total Reward and Annual Benefit Statements midyear refresh
The data cut for the midyear refresh of statements will be taken over the weekend of 12 October 2019. Any data amendments must be made by 7pm, Friday 11 October 2019.
The refreshed statements will be available in December 2019.
Non-Pensions Online (POL) Annual Update
All employing authorities are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions on an annual basis.
Our Data Management Team will send the prepopulated spreadsheet to the main EA contact week commencing 16 March 2020. This will be…
Independent Provider (IP) End of Year Certificate 2019-20
You can now access the 2019-20 End of Year Certificate via our website.
As part of your Independent Provider status, you are legally required to complete end of year certificates for each employer code you have declaring Scheme members,…
Employer guidance where employees have a temporary reduction in hours
The below guidance is for employers where employees are not furloughed, but have a temporary reduction in hours applied.
If an employee has a reduction in contractual hours (e.g. from whole-time to part-time) their pensionable pay will also reduce…
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…
Reasons for overpayment
Overpayment of an NHS Pension can happen for a number of reasons.
These include, if you're a:
surviving spouse or partner
child dependant
re-employed pensioner
or your pension has been revised
Surviving spouse or partner
There may have…
NHS Jobs is Changing
NHS Pensions has been asked to provide the following update from NHS Jobs project team.
The NHS Business Services Authority started providing the NHS Jobs service on 1 April 2018 as part of the NHS Workforce Services directorate.
We’re currently…
Department of Health and Social Care launches consultation on NHS Pension Scheme member contribution rates
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed changes to the member contribution rates for the NHS Pension Scheme.
New structure for member contributions
This new member contribution structure will contain new…