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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…

Time limits Time limits apply to all transfer applications, including a transfer of additional voluntary contributions to one of our Money Purchase Additional Voluntary Contributions providers. If an employee is not a member of the main Scheme,…

If you're a member of the NHS Pension Scheme and a UK resident, you can use the NHS stakeholder pension to top up your main Scheme benefits. You can do this instead of, or alongside, other top-up arrangements.Stakeholder contributions are…

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…

The government has announced new forecasted deadlines for Remediable Service StatementsThis announcement sets out deadlines for when NHS Pensions will send Remediable Service Statements (RSS) to members affected by the Public Service Pensions Remedy…

Additional hours worked up to whole time equivalent (WTE) are automatically pensionable for part-time NHS staff at their standard rate of pay.The NHSBSA has published updated guidance about the changes to the 2015 NHS Pension Scheme regulations for…

If you're an NHS Pension Scheme member or an employer, you can use the following pages to contact NHS Pensions:Contact NHS Pensions – active and deferred members Contact NHS Pensions – pensioner members Contact NHS Pensions - employersMedia…

Options available to membersEarly retirement in the interests of efficiency (IOE)A member may be retired early in the IOE of the service. Unlike redundancy, this is where a member is no longer capable of meeting the requirements of their role…

QueriesIf you have any questions about NHS Pensions, you can contact us.Contact us using our online formOur online form is the easiest way to contact us.Choose the 'member' option.Contact NHS PensionsOther ways to contact usPhone: 0300 330…

If you receive War Pension Scheme or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme payments and are under the age of 60, you can request a war pension exemption certificate from Veterans UK. A valid war pension exemption certificate entitles you to:…