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The following forms have recently been updated to include an additional option within the applicant’s declaration and consent section. Consideration of entitlement to ill health retirement claim form (AW33E) Consideration of entitlement for…

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…

You must provide pay (and membership) information for members by 6 July 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…

If during 2016/17 you elected to work in a GP practice on a long term (more than six months) self-employed basis and recorded your work, in NHS pension terms, as a type 2 medical Practitioner, rather than as a freelance GP locum, you may ask NHS…

When sending application forms to the NHSBSA, including the AW33E Consideration of entitlement to ill health retirement benefits form, you should ensure that forms are scanned in the correct order from page 1 to the end of the document before…

The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.3% to 20.6%, plus the employer levy of 0.08%. In March 2019 the consultation response announcing the rise, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed…

The final pay controls (FPC) team received 1,416 applications for reassessment, with 881 of these received in December 2021 alone. The team have completed 60% of all reassessments received so far and are working hard to complete the remainder as…

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…

This month the digital service ‘Claim my NHS pension’ went into Private Beta. The service allows deferred members to complete the deferred benefits claim form (AW8P) online.    Our contact centre staff are helping to on board people to the…

Employers are required in legislation to provide information to NHS Pensions which enables pension savings statements to be provided to members. This statement informs members whether they have exceeded the annual allowance limit in the NHS Pension…