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2019/20 Pensions annual allowance charge compensation policy: third window for GP applications in England opens
GPs in England applying to the 2019/20 Pension Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Scheme must have their application form endorsed by Primary Care Support England (PCSE) before it can be processed by the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).…
Member events
Our member events will help you understand more about your NHS pension and the NHS Pension Scheme.
We have events planned throughout the year to help you:
understand what the NHS Pension Scheme is
find out about your Total Reward Statement and…
Joiners
Use the Scheme Identifier to help you identify which Section or Scheme an employee should be in.
What you need to do
Read the employer guide to joiners and eligibility (PDF: 537KB)
Read the new joiner factsheet (PDF: 347KB) for instructions on…
February 2021 employer update on government changes to public service pension schemes
The Court of Appeal ruling on 'protection', known as the McCloud Judgment
In 2015 the government made changes to reform the majority of public service pension schemes. These reforms did not apply to members within 10 years of their normal pension…
The NHS Cost Claim Back Scheme
The NHS Cost Claim Back Scheme is for members affected by the Public Service Pensions Remedy
Every Public Service Pension Scheme is working through significant complexity to put in place the Public Service Pensions Remedy for all affected members…
Reminders when submitting retirement applications
We have seen an increase in the number of retirement applications (AW8) that have been inputted into POL or submitted incorrectly.
We receive many AW8 forms that have been submitted with either incorrect payable dates or incorrect reasons for…
CCGs and the retention of Special Class and Mental Health Officer status
NHS Pensions has noted an increase in requests for Special Class and Mental Health Officer status for members who are working for CCGs.
Special Class and Mental Health Officer status is primarily for members of staff who are engaged in the hands on…
Employer resources
We're producing resources to help you give information to your members.
We'll place new resources on this page as they become available. Always access resources from this page rather than saving them to make sure you're always accessing the latest…
COVID-19 Update on 2020 Refresh and Non Pensions Online (POL) Annual Updates
This year’s TRS data cut for the annual refresh will take place after 7 pm on Friday 19 June 2020 with refreshed statements being made available by the end of August 2020.
Our NHS Pensions team will be working hard to try and ensure that as many…
Pensions Online – Error Handling
Last month we advised that from 1 August 2020, NHS Pensions will no longer deal with comments submitted through POL error handling.
Where you can provide relevant information for resolving an error, you should now email nhsbsa.nwdatamanagement@nhs…