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TUPE and claiming benefits
If a member wants to retire during a TUPE consultation or pending a TUPE, a 24 hour break in service must be taken before benefits are claimed.
This includes new employers (receiving organisation) applying for continued NHS Pensions access for…
Disclosure of senior managers’ remuneration (Greenbury) 2020
We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Monday 6 January 2020.
Requests for disclosure information should be received by NHS Pensions between 6 January 2020 and Friday 28 February 2020 to…
Further annual allowance update
The annual allowance team is now administering annual allowance requests received on the 13 September 2019. However, we have a number of cases that require further information or update before the statement can be issued.
If you made a request…
AVC, AP and ERRBO email addresses change
If you need to contact us about AVCs (Additional Voluntary Contributions), AP (Additional Pension), or ERRBO (Early Retirement Reduction Buy Out) please email us at nhsbsa.apavcreferrals@nhs.net.
These email accounts are no longer active:…
New Fair Deal (NFD) End of Year Certificate 2019-20
You can now access the 2019-20 End of Year Certificate via our website.
As part of your New Fair Deal (NFD) status, you are legally required to complete end of year certificates for each employer code you have declaring Scheme members,…
Employer contribution rate arrangements to remain for 2020/2021
The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.3% to 20.6%, plus an employer’s levy of 0.08%.
The Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation response announcing the rise, published in March 2019,…
Freelance GP Forms
The guidance on the freelance GP locum forms A and B has been amended to allow for a relaxation of the ’10 week’ rule in year 2020/21 to take account of the current pandemic.
You can access the updated GP forms guidance.
NHS AVC Scheme transfer from Equitable Life to Utmost Life and Pensions
Although Equitable Life closed to new business in 2001, the NHS AVC Scheme with Equitable Life remained open because it was established before the closure. As a result, members of the NHS Pension Scheme who had previously paid contributions to…
Earning certificates for re-employed pensioners
In April/ May this year, we made the decision, due to the huge uncertainty within the NHS at that time, that we would only request annual earning certificates for those pensioners who had their pension abated. We are now in a position to collect…
February 2021 employer update on government changes to public service pension schemes
The Court of Appeal ruling on 'protection', known as the McCloud Judgment
In 2015 the government made changes to reform the majority of public service pension schemes. These reforms did not apply to members within 10 years of their normal pension…