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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…

We can confirm that there will be no changes to the member tiers and contribution rates for 2021/22. The current member contribution rate tiers will be extended to 31 March 2022. For more information, go to our Cost of being in the Scheme page. 

This year’s TRS data cut for the annual refresh will take place after 7 pm on Friday 19 June 2020 with refreshed statements being made available by the end of August 2020. Our NHS Pensions team will be working hard to try and ensure that as many…

Publication date: 23 June 2025 The ‘Opt-out rates for ESR employees eligible for the NHS Pension Scheme’ report provides insight about eligible employees choosing to opt out of the NHS Pension Scheme. The report provides estimates about:   opt-…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced a consultation on proposed changes to the NHS Pension Scheme regulations, which are required to implement the second part of the McCloud remedy. In 2015 the government made changes to…

Closing date for new applications for Fixed or Individual Protection 2016 After 6 April 2025 HMRC will not be accepting new applications for either Fixed or Individual Protection 2016. More information about applying for these protections can be…

Divorce or dissolution of civil partnership can affect your NHS pension. The court treats the value of pension benefits as an asset and may make an order to share the value of this asset between the parties involved. Read our guide to pensions on…

Errors on 2023/24 pension savings statements, and clarification of figures on 2023/24 pension savings statements for the 1995/2008 Scheme We are aware of an error on issued 2023/24 Pension Savings Statements. Read our news article 'Error on 2023/…

Each year, we create Total Reward Statements (TRS) and Annual Benefit Statements (ABS) for members who are actively contributing to the Scheme. Your statement is updated after the financial year end at the end of March and made available in mid-…

MPAVC allows you to make more contributions to build a separate retirement fund. How MPAVC works The additional contributions you make are invested. They are used to supplement your main scheme benefits at retirement or later. You can take up to…