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Electronic Staff Record (ESR)
You can use the information and guides on this page to help you work with the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).Get startedUse the ESR best working practice guide (PDF: 122KB) to help you understand how to keep NHS Pensions records accurate in ESR.…
Pension scams
A lifetime’s savings lost in a momentThe Pensions Regulator has warned that pension scams are on the increase in the UK.Some NHS Pension Scheme members may have already been targets.‘One off pension investments’, ‘pension loans’ or ‘upfront cash’…
Additional pension
Additional pension allows you to buy extra annual pension if you're an active member of the 2015 NHS Pension Scheme. All active members moved to the 2015 Scheme from 1 April 2022 as part of the public service pensions remedy, also known as McCloud.…
Understanding if your NHS Pension is affected by changes to public sector pensions
Only some members will be affected by the changes.You’re affected if you joined a public service pension scheme on or before 31 March 2012 and:you had continuous pensionable service between 1 April 2015 and the 31 March 2022 (or your retirement…
Standard benefits
Both Officer pension statement and Practitioner pension statement show your standard benefits.
Standard benefits are an estimate based on the latest known information to show what your pension may be worth at this time.
If you want to take…
Provider and performer pensions
We manage the pension process for providers and performers who are members of the NHS pension scheme.
We use information from providers area teams and health boards to:
calculate contributions on behalf of employees and employers…
Pension
How we calculate your estimated NHS pension.
Officer pension statement
We estimate your NHS pension based on your employer's last update of your records.
We do this using your:
NHS Pension Scheme membership
pensionable pay
The…
Eligibility for redundancy
To be eligible for redundancy, you need to be an active member of the NHS Pension Scheme. This means you’re currently employed by an NHS Pension provider and paying into your pension.Who is eligibleYou must have either:at least 2 years’ qualifying…
Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP)
Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) is the lowest amount you'll legally get from your pension scheme if you worked between 6 April 1978 and 5 April 1997.How GMP affects youIf you worked between 6 April 1978 and 5 April 1997, you would no longer be…
Transferring into the Scheme
You can apply to transfer another pension into the NHS Pension Scheme. Any pension you transfer will be added to your NHS Pension benefits.Moving within the NHSIf you move from one NHS employer in England and Wales to another, your NHS Pension…