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Estimates for members who have membership in the 1995/2008 Scheme with Protection of Pay
Following feedback from both our members and employers, we have made the decision that a member will qualify for a protection of pay estimate free of charge if they:
are over minimum pension age
intend to retire within the next 12 months.
The…
Protection of Pay
Following the removal of the historic Employer Newsletters from the website, the bulk Protection of Pay forms have been updated.
The employer factsheet has been updated with a historic bulk Protection of Pay guidance section to include information…
Payments for Clinical Director duties
We have recently received a number of queries in relation to clinical director duty payments.
The regulations state that a member’s pensionable earnings are:
salary
wages
fees, and
other regular payments
made to the member in respect of…
Disclaimers
We do not include a projection of your pension at retirement as part of your statement.
NHS pension benefits for membership after 2015 are also subject to change.
In 2015, the government made changes to most public service pension schemes,…
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…
Final pay controls
The aim of the final pay control regulations in the 1995 Section of the NHS Pension Scheme is to protect the NHS Pension Scheme against the costs of excessive increases in pensionable pay at or before retirement.
Employers are charged if they give…
Changes to final pay controls - DHSC publishes consultation outcome on changes to the NHS Pension Scheme
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published the outcome of its consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations.
It confirms the changes that will be made to final pay controls from 1 July 2021
The aim of…
Guidance for employers on strike action and action short of strike and pension records
Where an employee goes on strike the information provided previously remains relevant.
Where an employee undertakes action short of strike i.e. they work to rule, there are no disallowed days to add to the members pension record and if part-time…
Death Benefits payable
The death benefits that are payable are based on a percentage of the deceased’s pensionable pay. The percentages are shown in the table below.
Dependants
Amount of average pay to be provided following death…
Temporary Injury Allowance (TIA)
The Temporary Injury Allowance (TIA) payable under the NHS Injury Benefits Scheme is no longer available to people who sustain an injury or contract a disease due to NHS employment on or after 31 March 2013.
On 31 March 2013 Temporary Injury…