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Freelance GP Forms
The guidance on the freelance GP locum forms A and B has been amended to allow for a relaxation of the ’10 week’ rule in year 2020/21 to take account of the current pandemic.
You can access the updated GP forms guidance.
Earning certificates for re-employed pensioners
In April/ May this year, we made the decision, due to the huge uncertainty within the NHS at that time, that we would only request annual earning certificates for those pensioners who had their pension abated. We are now in a position to collect…
Information for employers on 2020/21 year-end processing
The ESR year-end processing and the subsequent processing of April’s joiners and leavers and May’s joiners has been successfully completed.
A total of 1,600,904 updates have been processed. This resulted in an 89.91% success rate overall.
Please…
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 23 May 2025. The legislative date is 31 May, but this period allows the Data…
AW295 form updated
We’ve updated the AW295 estimate request form to include a tick box for Voluntary early retirement (VER).
You can find the new version of the AW295 in the 'Estimates' section on our website: Employer forms | NHSBSA
NHS Pensions contribution rates for 2025/26
From 1 April 2025, the tiered contribution ranges to work out the contribution rate a member pays for membership of the Scheme has changed. The new ranges are:
Pensionable pay ranges from 1 April 2025
Contribution rates from 1 April…
Pensions Online (POL) downtime – May 2025
Due to scheduled system maintenance, POL will be unavailable between 12:01am and 11:59pm on Sunday 25 May.
If we need to bring POL down at short notice for urgent maintenance, we’ll advise you as soon as we can in advance via the POL homepage.
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…
NHSEI 2019/20 Pensions Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Policy – Employer Action Required
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) has published more information on the steps it has taken to address the impact of the annual allowance taper for the 2019/20 financial year, including the actions that eligible clinicians and employers now…
2020/21 non-Pensions Online (POL) annual update
All employing authorities (EAs) are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions on an annual basis.
Our Data Management Team will send the prepopulated spreadsheet to the main EA contact during the week commencing 15 March 2021.…