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Government consultation on pension flexibilities
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a revised consultation on proposed flexibilities to the NHS Pension Scheme. Please find more information at the link below. The closing date for responses is 1 November 2019.
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GMP Tests revised
Requests for a GMP test need to be sent via email to nhsbsa.gmptestrequest@nhs.net
When requesting a GMP test, the following information is required:
• Intended retirement date
• Notional Whole time Total Pensionable pay…
Guidance on AW8/AW8P application forms
A new document has been created to assist you when deciding which retirement application form AW8/AW8P needs completing when a member retires. You can find this on the Technical Guidance page on the Employer Hub.
ESR year-end data processing
The 2019/20 ESR year-end was received over the Easter weekend as expected. So far we've processed over 900,000 updates of the 1.5 million. Based on the forecast we anticipate processing to be completed by Sunday 17 May 2020.
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.
Member contribution rate for 2021/2022
We can confirm that there will be no changes to the member tiers and contribution rates for 2021/22. The current member contribution rate tiers will be extended to 31 March 2022.
For more information, go to our Cost of being in the Scheme page.
Joiners
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 how to enrol a new member into the Scheme and complete the new employee questionnaire (PDF: 327KB…
Bereavements
You can apply for an adult dependant’s pension if you’re the spouse, civil partner or long term partner of a Scheme member who has died.
Read the survivor's guide (PDF: 377KB) before applying for a dependant's pension.
Watch our video for more…
Family benefits and life assurance
We have information to help you understand what you need to do when a member dies.
When a member dies
Death in membership
Read our factsheet to find out what to do if a member dies while working for the NHS:
Death in membership - useful…
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…