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Changes to the AW171 process - information for employers
Further to previous updates, we have now implemented the final phase of the system functionality to automate the AW171 process.
This functionality will automatically trigger a revised award work item where the change received indicates that this is…
NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rates 2025/26
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that the transitional approach that has operated since 2019/20 for employer contributions will continue in 2025/26.
Employers should ensure that their payroll provider continues to…
Universal Credit
Not everyone getting Universal Credit is entitled to help with their health costs.
You are only entitled if the total take-home pay for your household in your last assessment period was:
£435 or less
£935 or less if your Universal Credit…
NHS Pension Scheme regulations changing for part-time NHS staff
All NHS employers need to act now to make sure staff don’t miss out on pension contributions.
On 1 April 2025, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) made a retrospective change to the NHS Pension Scheme Regulations 2015. The changes make…
NHS Pensions contribution rates for 2025/26
From 1 April 2025, the tiered contribution ranges to work out the contribution rate a member pays for membership of the Scheme has changed. The new ranges are:
Pensionable pay ranges from 1 April 2025
Contribution rates from 1 April…
NHS Pension Scheme regulations changing for part-time NHS staff
Last month, we let you know that all NHS employers need to act now to make sure staff don’t miss out on pension benefits.
On 1 April 2025, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) made a retrospective change to the NHS Pension Scheme…
NHS Pensions and Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)
Where employers receive public funding for staff costs, and that funding is continuing, it is expected that employers will use that money to continue to pay staff in the usual way and not furlough them. This includes Trusts, GP Practices etc. who…
Claiming for Temporary Injury Allowance
The following are examples of situations where you may be considered for Temporary Injury Allowance (TIA) as long as you're on sick leave with reduced earnings:
an injury sustained on duty due to a specific incident (e.g. falling off a ladder,…
Final Pay Control and deferred members
Where a member leaves NHS employment on or after 1 April 2014 and their benefits are deferred, the member’s deferred benefits will be checked to see if they exceed the Final Pay Control limits when their benefits are either:
Transferred to…
How we check claims and debt collection
Pharmacies and dental practices send their NHS prescriptions and NHS dental treatment claim forms to us at the end of each month.
We then calculate how much each pharmacy or dental practice needs to be reimbursed by the NHS.
We carry out monthly…