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NHS Pensions Finance
Contribution collection
Payment schedule
NHS employers have a statutory duty to ensure scheme contributions reach the NHS Pensions’ bank account by the 19th of the month following the month in which the earnings were paid to the member.
2025 to…
Non-POL updates - end of year information
On an annual basis all employing authorities (EAs) are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions. You must submit this information to NHS Pensions by 24 May 2024.
If you use Pensions Online (POL) you should submit this year end…
2023/24 pension savings calculation error: claim reimbursement for associated costs
If you have been affected by the 2023/24 pension savings calculation error, we can reimburse you for additional costs you reasonably incur as a direct result of the error. This includes interest and additional accountancy fees.
We are developing…
Pensions Online (POL) downtime for September and October 2023
POL will be available throughout September and October between 7am and 7pm apart from the following dates when there will be downtime for scheduled system maintenance:
Saturday 16 September
Sunday 24 September
Sunday 22 October
If we do need…
Increasing benefits
Members can increase their pension benefits in a number of ways.
Additional Pension
To set up an Additional Pension, follow the instructions in the Additional Pension decision tree (PDF: 311KB).
Added Years
Read the Added Years factsheet (…
Sharing our performance - June 2019
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…
Sharing our performance - July 2019
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…
SD65 no longer required for some new starters
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…
Applications for Protection of Pay (where pay is reduced)
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…
Completing the self-assessment form where there is an Annual Allowance charge
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/…