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First Awards As of 25 June 2019, a total of 3708 applications have been processed. 97.98% were paid on time. To recap for the full month of May, 4358 were processed, of which 97.77% were paid on time. Bereavements Bereavements processing is…

First awards A total of 4708 applications have been processed so far in July of which 99.47% were paid on time. To recap, for the full month of June 4616 were processed of which 98.57% were paid on time.   Bereavements Bereavements recovery is…

It has been confirmed by The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) that the SD65 form is no longer required to be completed by Direction employers for any new starters from the 1 August 2019. It will be the Employer’s responsibility to…

This is a further reminder for employers to ensure that any applications for Protection of Pay or Voluntary Protection of Pay are submitted to NHS Pensions within the relevant time limits. Also, that sufficient, supporting information is included…

You may be able to buy membership back as added years at half cost if you: are a member of the 1995 Section had Scheme membership refunded on or before 6 April 1978 (or a later period when you were a self-employed practitioner) The option to…

Important information for members who have an annual allowance charge for 2018/19: In a Pensions Schemes Newsletter 115 (26 November 2019) article HMRC has asked scheme administrators to remind members who have an annual allowance charge for 2018/…

Employer contribution rate arrangements to remain for 2020/21 The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.38% to 20.68%. The Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation response announcing the rise,…

The NHS Pensions’ Stakeholder Engagement Team has a number of places remaining for GP practice employer events next week. These events focus on the administration of the NHS Pensions Scheme, consisting of various workshops throughout the day. They…

Following the article in September’s Newsletter introducing the FPC1 form, we are pleased to report this has helped reduce the number of invoices going out to employers and helped prevent charges being over/under stated based on the information you…

The TRS data cut for the annual refresh will take place after 7pm on Friday 19 June 2020, with refreshed statements available by the end of August 2020. The data cut will capture successfully updated records up to and including 31 March 2020.…