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Payment of survivor benefits for unmarried partners
On 8 February 2017, the Supreme Court ruled to allow Ms Brewster’s appeal and declared the requirement in the 2009 Regulations of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Northern Ireland, that the appellant and her partner should have made a…
Member journeys
We have created a series of member ‘journeys’ for you to use with members. They have been designed to act as a quick guide for different pensions events which you can print out to give to members or send them a link to the journey they need. They…
NHS Pensions website
You may have noticed that the content on the website looks a little bit different. This is because we have reviewed the web pages to make them easy to read and scannable. This will help you and members pick out key words and find the information you…
Bereavement forms and closing member records
NHS Pensions is currently improving the way we process claims for death benefits. To help the process run as effectively as possible it is essential that the correct forms are completed and member records updated accurately.
Death in service forms…
Reminder: Third parties signing claimant application forms
We will only accept a third party signature on benefit application forms such as, Part B of form AW33E, the retirement benefits application form AW8 and application to commute ill health retirement benefits form AW341, where the member has…
The NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales - proposed changes to scheme regulations 2019
An email went out to all employers on 5 March 2019 highlighting the proposed changes which were outlined in a consultation document released by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
We have highlighted below the main changes that will be…
New NHS Pensions member events for NHS dental practitioners
A new series of NHS Pensions member events are now available specifically for NHS dental practitioners who are part of the NHS Pension Scheme.
The events aim to provide more clarity on what the Scheme is and the benefits that members are entitled…
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…
Employer guidance on sending forms to NHS Pensions
At the start of the COVID 19 outbreak we took a number of steps to support employers who were encountering issues due to the lockdown restrictions. This included agreeing to accept certain applications forms in PDF/Word format via email, instead of…
Disclosure of senior managers' remuneration (Greenbury) 2018
We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Monday 8 January 2018. This means that all requests for disclosure information must be received by NHS Pensions between 8 January 2018 and Friday 9…