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Contributions paid to increase benefits qualify for full tax relief. They cannot exceed 100% of your taxable pay. Lifetime Allowance Since 6 April 2006 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has set a Lifetime Allowance limit. This is on tax free pension…

From 1 April 2019 the Scheme Access Team has introduced an annual check, at the request of the Department of Health and Social Care. The check is to ensure that the access granted to all non-automatic Employing Authorities is still relevant, and is…

Data Management are receiving a high number of e-mails regarding cases where an estimate or membership statement cannot be produced through Memberzone as the member’s record requires data cleanse or a calculation is not possible due to system…

Pensions Online (POL) error handling has a facility for employers to submit a comment on an error, to the NHS Pensions Data Management Teams. Employers are asked to submit comments where additional information can be provided to enable NHS Pensions…

Use the Scheme Identifier to help you identify which Section or Scheme an employee should be in. What you need to do Read the employer guide to joiners and eligibility (PDF: 537KB) Read the new joiner factsheet (PDF: 347KB) for instructions on…

Information you need to administer the NHS Pension Scheme on behalf of your members. For a broad overview of the administrative tasks you need to perform, read our quick start guide (Word: 904KB). It's aimed at employers who have recently been…

If you get an NHS pension, it’s very important that you let us know straight away if your personal details, bank details or circumstances change. If you have a change of circumstances and don’t tell us, this could result in suspension of your…

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…

The updated pensionable pay ranges for each contribution tier from 1 April 2025 have been presented to Parliament on 10 July 2025. This webpage has been updated with the proposed new ranges. Information about calculating member pay, protection…

The updated pensionable pay ranges for each contribution tier from 1 April 2025 have been presented to Parliament on 10 July 2025. This webpage has been updated with the proposed new ranges. All members of the NHS Pension Scheme pay a percentage…