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You can return to work in the NHS after you've taken your pension. If you chose to, you can rejoin the NHS Pension Scheme and build up pension benefits in the 2015 Scheme up to the maximum pension age limit of 75. Read the information and …

Annual Allowance Employer information required for Annual Allowance By law, employers must provide NHS Pensions with available pay and membership information to allow Pension Savings Statements to be provided to members. The deadline for 2019/…

Jump to: 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…

This page was last updated on 23 May 2025. Payments Payments Current processing times Payment of your retirement benefits Within 30 calendar days from the date of your retirement, or from the date we received all…

New HMRC lump sum allowances from 6 April 2024 As part of their Spring Budget 2023, the government announced the removal of the lifetime allowance charge from 6 April 2023 and lifetime allowance from 6 April 2024. The Finance Act 2024 amended the…

If you have another pension, you can apply to transfer it into the NHS Pension Scheme. Any pension transferred in will be added to your benefits in the NHS Pension Scheme. Moving within the NHS If you move from one NHS employer in England and…

Every Public Service Pension Scheme is working through significant complexity to put in place the Public Service Pensions Remedy for all affected members. As the largest Scheme, we have made a lot of progress towards implementing the remedy so…

Contribution collection Payment schedule NHS employers have a statutory duty to ensure scheme contributions reach the NHS Pensions’ bank account by the 19th of the month following the month in which the earnings were paid to the member. 2025 to…

The Public Service Pensions Remedy and pension tax Some members affected by the Public Service Pensions Remedy, also known as McCloud, will need to update their pension tax information with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). This is because, as part…

The NHS Pension Scheme is a defined benefit occupational pension scheme. It’s open to all NHS employees and employees of other approved organisations. Pension benefits are based on earnings and how long a member has been in the Scheme. Backed by…