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You must provide pay and membership information for members by 6 July 2025 following the end of the tax year to enable pensions savings statements to be provided to members. A pensions savings statement is important as it tells members whether they…

We have been looking at our process when requesting the annual rate at cessation (ARAC) from employers. As a result, we will no longer routinely request this information where it has already been provided or it is already held on the member’s record…

You can submit a claim for a refund if you have been charged for state-funded, medically necessary treatment whilst visiting: an EU country Norway Iceland Liechtenstein  Switzerland We'll assess your claim to decide whether you were charged…

On FP17Os, ‘Orthodontic assessment and de-bond – Overseas patient' is being introduced as a new item. This item must only be used if the: date of assessment is 1 October 2022 or later IOTN score is present or IOTN not applicable is selected…

We have identified an increase in additional pension applications being rejected and rejection letters being sent to members where a member has elected to purchase additional pension via one-off lump sum payment. These rejections have occurred…

If you’re a member of the NHS Pension Scheme, your updated Total Rewards Statement (TRS) or annual benefit statement (ABS) is available to view online now. If your organisation uses Electronic Staff record (ESR), you will be able to use this to…

Following a change to the discount rate used for public service pension schemes that HM Treasury announced on 30 March 2023, the prices used to calculate Additional Pension purchases have changed. These will be implemented from 1 April 2024. All…

The value of pension benefits can be taken into account in a divorce settlement. If a member is getting divorced, they may be asked to obtain a cash equivalent transfer value of their pension benefits. If they do, they will ask you to complete the…

If you’re a member of the 1995 Section The 1995 section automatically provides members with a lump sum at retirement. This is normally 3 times their pension.   If you're a member of the 2008 Section If you moved to the 2008 section as part of the…

Any requests for a GMP test need to be sent via email to gmptestrequest@nhs.net When requesting a GMP test, the following information is required:- •           Intended retirement date •           Notional Whole time Total Pensionable pay figure…