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We’re responsible for administering the NHS Pension Scheme in England and Wales on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Within this hub, you can find information on: our role as administrator of the NHS Pension Scheme NHS…

The Stakeholder Engagement Team from NHS Pensions will be attending the 2019 Acute and General Medicine Conference at EXCEL London next week. Experts from the service will be on hand to discuss your pension and answer any queries you may have.…

P60s and annual newsletters are currently being sent to all NHS Pensioners.   A P60 includes information about the pension paid and the tax deducted during the tax year.  P60s are distributed in a phased approach and may not be received until the…

Scammers are targeting pension pots of all sizes – help to make sure your savers know how to spot the signs. Their impact can be devastating. Last year, victims of pension scams lost on average £91,000 each. The FCA and TPR are urging trustees…

You may have received a 1995/2008 Scheme pension savings statement showing a pension input amount for tax year 2023/24 in brackets, ‘£(10,987.60)', for example. This means that the figure is a negative pension input amount. You need to read the…

If you have another pension, you can apply to transfer it into the NHS Pension Scheme. Any pension transferred in will be added to your benefits in the NHS Pension Scheme. Moving within the NHS If you move from one NHS employer in England and…

Contributions paid to increase benefits qualify for full tax relief. They cannot exceed 100% of your taxable pay. Lifetime Allowance Since 6 April 2006 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has set a Lifetime Allowance limit. This is on tax free pension…

Each year, 2015 Scheme pensions for members who are still actively contributing are reviewed to keep up with the rise in cost of living. The 2015 Scheme pensions are reviewed using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the year before, plus an…

Pension Awareness Week is all about helping to raise awareness of the importance of pensions. Throughout the week we’ll be sharing information on the NHS Pension Scheme, what it is and why it’s so valuable. If you’ve just recently joined the NHS…

GMP is the least amount you’ll get from your pension scheme by law if you worked between 6 April 1978 and 5 April 1997. How GMP affects you If you worked between 6 April 1978 and 5 April 1997, you would have been contracted out of the State…