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Earnings cap
Scheme membership built up from 1 April 2008 is no longer subject to the pensionable earning cap.
However, those that were subject to the cap in respect of some or all of their membership before that date, who are buying added years or unreduced…
Clinical Excellence Awards
From 1 April 2018 there are new arrangements regarding the pensionable status of Local Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA) awarded to Consultants.
Where a Consultant was already in receipt of a Local Clinical Excellence Award prior to April 2018 that…
Final Pay Control and the 2018 Agenda for Change pay revision
NHS Pensions has been informed by the Department of Health and Social Care that any Final Pay Control charge from pay increases solely in respect of the recent Agenda for Change (AfC) pay changes from 1 April 2018 will be reviewed and application of…
Escalation Process
Our stakeholder engagement team's work involves a managed escalation and recovery process of unpaid NHS Pension contributions.
Unpaid payments include employee and employer contributions as well as any related AVC / ERRBO payments that have not…
The NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales - proposed changes to scheme regulations 2019
We notified you in the January 2019 employers newsletter about proposed changes to the National Health Service Pension Scheme, Additional Voluntary Contributions and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
The proposed changes include:…
Allocation - Retirement Flexibility
Allocation is a retirement flexibility that is available to all members of the NHS Pension Scheme.
Following a review of the enquiries we receive about allocation, it was evident that we needed to make the application process and available guidance…
Update on claims for re-imbursement of initial widows/widower pensions
The NHS Pensions Finance team is now using a paperless system for processing claims for re-imbursement of initial widow/widowers pensions (IWP). Therefore, we now require the form to be sent in a PDF format for audit purposes with a view to…
GP practice manager events - Level 1
The NHS Pensions Stakeholder Engagement Team is running a series of GP practice manager events throughout May and June 2021 delivering educational training tailored for practice managers. These events will be delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams…
Non-POL updates – end of year information
On an annual basis all employing authorities (EAs) are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions. You must submit this information to NHS Pensions by 23 May 2025. The legislative date is 31 May, but this period allows the Data…
Department of Health and Social Care confirms changes to Scheme rules for retire and re-join and partial retirement
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has confirmed that amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme rules will go ahead to help retain more experienced NHS clinicians and remove barriers to staff returning to work following retirement.
The DHSC…