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We have recently updated our McCloud buy back confirmation letters with clearer guidance. If you are approached by members who have already received their option letters, you can inform them ‘option 1’ is available for members to make payment. If a…

The issue that was affecting the Partial Retirement Calculator has been resolved.  The Partial Retirement Calculator can be accessed from the partial retirement page of the website: Partial retirement | NHSBSA  As a reminder, members can use the …

The Supreme Court has refused permission for the Government to appeal the Court of Appeal’s December 2018 judgment in the cases of McCloud and Sargeant. This means that the Court of Appeal’s judgment stands, and that ‘transitional protection’ gave…

An addition has been added to Pension Online that refers to McCloud.   The new Pensions Online functionality will be called ‘McCloud Remedy Status’ and will appear on the list of options from the main ‘Employer menu’ page in Pensions Online and…

Not all members know they can apply to reinstate their remedy period service if they opted out of the NHS Pension Scheme because of the McCloud judgement. We’ve published the details on our Contingent decisions web page, but you can help to make…

From 1 October 2023, members with 1995 Section benefits can take partial retirement. You can find more information on partial retirement, including a guide for employers on our Employer hub. We’ve put steps in place to process partial retirement…

Pensions Online (POL) is an online tool based on the internal NHS Network (N3). It gives employers the facility to update and amend members' pension records. Complete our form to make amendments to the Pensions Online administrator details (PDF:…

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…

If you’re a member of the NHS Pension Scheme and you’re affected by the public service pensions remedy (‘McCloud’ remedy), you can use the Remedy Benefits Illustrator to understand how your remedy choice is likely to affect your pension overall.…

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…