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In the event of your death, the NHS Pension Scheme may provide for your family or a person you have nominated. You can nominate someone to receive a lump sum on death benefit if you die using the lump sum on death benefit nomination forms. If you…

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…

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…

If you've already made a nomination, the details are on your statement. If you want your death benefits to be paid to your spouse/partner, you do not need to make a nomination if you: are married are in a civil partnership have a nominated…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…