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Reminder: Third parties signing claimant application forms
We will only accept a third party signature on benefit application forms such as, Part B of form AW33E, the retirement benefits application form AW8 and application to commute ill health retirement benefits form AW341, where the member has…
The Coronavirus Act 2020
Since 25 March 2020, The Coronavirus Act 2020 temporarily suspended some of the regulations governing the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme, including the temporary suspension of:
the 16-hour rule
abatement for Special Class status…
The NHS Pensions Podcast – Applying for your pension
The fourth episode of our NHS Pensions podcast is now available. The fourth instalment delves into how a member is able to apply for their pension and what the process involves.
The podcast series is designed to be another resource for members…
Disclosure of senior managers’ remuneration – Greenbury 2024
We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Monday 15 January 2024. This is slightly later than last year as we found we were receiving initial requests early and then amended pay figures at a…
Department of Health and Social Care launches consultation on introduction of retirement flexibilities
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposals to amend the NHS Pension Scheme rules to help retain more experienced NHS clinicians and remove barriers to staff returning to work following retirement.
What is…
Introducing proposed retirement flexibilities
In December the Department of Health and Social Care announced proposals to change the NHS Pension Scheme regulations to enable NHS staff to work flexibly up to and beyond retirement age.
We included details of the DHSC’s proposals in our December…
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 24 May 2024.
If you use Pensions Online (POL) you should submit this year end…
Reminder about making changes to member employment via Pensions Online (POL)
The final part of the SD55 annual update is where you can advise of changes to the members’ employment details and/or personal details, as follows:
enter date of change (if required)
select Change Type
enter change details
We also have a…
NHS Pensions member events – June dates announced
The NHS Pensions member events aim to help members understand everything you need to know about your NHS pension and how to navigate through the Scheme.
We have a number of events planned throughout the year to help you:
understand what the NHS…
Remediable Service Statements
McCloud RSS delivery timetable update (1 July 2025)
Following a recent written ministerial statement, the timetable for the delivery of remediable service statements to NHS Pension Scheme members will be updated. We appreciate that this news will…