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There have been many regulations introduced which have changed the NHS Pension Scheme in different ways. A list of all regulations is provided here: The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (legislation.gov.uk) The…

Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance and measures The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that the extension of the retire and return easement has been made permanent from 1 April 2024. What you can do in the pensioner hub If…

When completing SD55 termination form for members who have achieved maximum pensionable membership, are no longer eligible to contribute and have a last day of pensionable membership as the date they achieved maximum membership, the reason for…

P60s, Advice of Payments 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 typically…

Article originally published 18 January 2022.  Link to partial retirement factsheet restored.   The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that the government’s Coronavirus Act 2020 setting out measures to respond to the COVID-19…

If you're a member of the Scheme and a UK resident, you can also use the NHS stakeholder pension to top up your main Scheme benefits. You can do this instead of, or as well as, other top up arrangements. We cannot guarantee your fund or the amount…

Divorce or dissolution of civil partnership can affect your NHS pension. The court treats the value of pension benefits as an asset and may make an order to share the value of this asset between the parties involved. Read our guide to pensions on…

Every Public Service Pension Scheme is working through significant complexity to put in place the Public Service Pensions Remedy for all affected members As the largest Scheme, the NHS Pension Scheme has made progress towards implementing the…

Overpayment of an NHS Pension can happen for a number of reasons. These include, if you're a: surviving spouse or partner child dependant re-employed pensioner or your pension has been revised Surviving spouse or partner There may have…

If you're affected by the changes to public service pension schemes, sometimes known as ‘McCloud’ or the Public Service Pension Remedy, you will be asked if you would like to receive legacy scheme or reform scheme pension benefits for your…