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Extension of voluntary scheme pays 2018/19 deadline
The NHS Business Services Authority is sympathetic to the situation that NHS staff currently find themselves in during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and is keen to support members of the NHS Pension Scheme (England and Wales) who are front…
Update on NHS Pensions coronavirus (COVID-19) response
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have taken, and continue to take, proactive steps to ensure we support members, employers and colleagues. As we implemented social distancing in the workplace and set up colleagues to…
Re-employment
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 …
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…
Institute of Customer Service membership
NHS Pensions is proud to be a member of The Institute of Customer Service (ICS).This is the professional body for customer service, helping organisations improve their customer experience and business performance. It has a membership body of over…
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…
2019/20 Pensions annual allowance charge compensation policy: third window for GP applications in England opens
GPs in England applying to the 2019/20 Pension Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Scheme must have their application form endorsed by Primary Care Support England (PCSE) before it can be processed by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).…
About the NHS Pension Scheme
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…
Lump sum allowances from 6 April 2024
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…
Department of Health and Social Care announces extension of retire and return easements
Following a short consultation, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced an extension to retire and return easements to 31 October 2022 through temporary amendments to NHS Pension Scheme regulations.
What was included in the…