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What happens to your pension when you die
The NHS Pension Scheme provides members with life assurance cover and lump sum benefits that can help to look after your loved ones after you’re gone.
As a pensioner member, your family or someone you have nominated may be eligible to receive a…
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…
Letting us know that a pensioner member has died
How to let us know
If an NHS pension member has died, you should tell us as soon as you can. The sooner we know, the sooner we can make sure that all monies and benefits due are paid quickly and accurately.
For example, if we don’t know that an…
Change of circumstances
If you get an NHS pension, it’s very important that you let us know straight away if your personal details, bank details or circumstances change.
If you have a change of circumstances and don’t tell us, this could result in suspension of your…
Bigger lump sum purchase
This is only for people who were members of the Scheme before 25 March 1972 (1995 Section only).
It applies to anyone who either:
is or has been married
has a civil partner
has a surviving Scheme partner
The person must be nominated to…
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…
My NHS Pension
My NHS Pension is a new, online portal which allows you to view and manage your NHS pension in one place.
If you are an active or deferred member, on My NHS Pension you can:
view a copy of your Annual Benefit Statement (ABS)
view the personal…
Member hub
We’re currently receiving high volumes of retirement applications
It's taking us longer than usual to process payment of retirement benefits. While we prioritise making payments to our members, it may take us longer than usual to process…
Current processing times for NHS Pensions
This page was last updated on 18 September 2024.
We’re currently receiving high volumes of retirement applications. This means it’s taking us longer than usual to process payment of retirement benefits.
While we prioritise making payments to our…
Employer resources
We're producing resources to help you give information to your members.
We'll place new resources on this page as they become available. Always access resources from this page rather than saving them to make sure you're always accessing the latest…