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Partial retirement – November 2023 update
We have updated the partial retirement supplementary form, estimate request form, and factsheets based on feedback. You can download the latest version of the form and factsheets from our website.
Partial retirement supplementary form
Partial…
Partial retirement calculator coming soon - information for employers
Since changes to partial retirement were announced earlier this year, we’ve been working hard to make sure our processes, tools, and guidance are updated to support members and employers.
As part of this work, the Government Actuary’s Department (…
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…
HMRC's Lifetime Allowance protection look up service
HMRC have published a look up service that allows scheme administrators to check the status of a Lifetime Allowance protection certificate.
However, the look up service does not give all the necessary confirmation to allow NHS Pensions to calculate…
Calculating whole time equivalent pensionable pay for a part time Officer (or Practice staff) member who receives additional or supplementary payments
The following information updates previous guidance provided in our January 2016 newsletter.
The article in the January 2016 Employer Newsletter informed you continue to use your current method of calculating notional whole time pay for part time…
Payments for Clinical Director duties
We have recently received a number of queries in relation to clinical director duty payments.
The regulations state that a member’s pensionable earnings are:
salary
wages
fees, and
other regular payments
made to the member in respect of…
Membership
How your membership totals have been calculated on your statement.
Your pension statement
We calculate the membership totals on your statement as follows.
Reckonable membership
This is the amount of membership used to calculate your benefits…
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
transfer…
Price Change for Additional Pension Payment and ERRBO
Following a change to the discount rate used for public service pension schemes that HM Treasury announced on 30 March 2023, the prices used to calculate Additional Pension purchases have changed. These will be implemented from 1 April 2024. All…
Reasons for overpayment
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…