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Further update on annual allowance statements
Further to guidance issued on 10 October 2019, we would like to update members on annual allowance statements.
We issued annual allowance statements through our automation process, meeting the legislative deadline of 6 October 2019. However, we…
TUPE and claiming benefits
If a member wants to retire during a TUPE consultation or pending a TUPE, a 24 hour break in service must be taken before benefits are claimed.
This includes new employers (receiving organisation) applying for continued NHS Pensions access for…
Disclosure of senior managers’ remuneration (Greenbury) 2020
We anticipate that the Greenbury functionality within Pensions Online (POL) will be available from Monday 6 January 2020.
Requests for disclosure information should be received by NHS Pensions between 6 January 2020 and Friday 28 February 2020 to…
Re-joiners and Re-employment update
Last year we issued annual earnings certificate (RE116) forms for re-employed pensioners electronically via email. We will follow the same process this year.
If you have re-employed pensioners working in your organisation, we will endeavour to…
Stakeholder Engagement update
The last 12 months have been an exciting time for the Stakeholder Engagement Team, appointing a further 5 Stakeholder Engagement Managers to build on the support we offer employers nationwide.
We have also seen a steady increase in both the volume…
Employer contribution rate arrangements to remain for 2020/2021
The NHS Pension Scheme employer contribution rate increased on 1 April 2019 from 14.3% to 20.6%, plus an employer’s levy of 0.08%.
The Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation response announcing the rise, published in March 2019,…
Ill Health Applications – Coronavirus (COVID-19) arrangements
NHS Pensions is continuing to receive applications for;
The Consideration of Entitlement to Ill Health Retirement benefits (AW33E)
The Consideration of Entitlement for Early Payment of Deferred Benefits due to Ill Health (AW240)
Due to the…
Employer Information required for Annual Allowance
Employers are required in legislation to provide information to NHS Pensions which enables Pension Savings Statements to be provided to members. This statement informs members whether they have exceeded the Annual Allowance limit in the NHS Pension…
HM Treasury release public service pension schemes consultation (McCloud)
HM Treasury has released their consultation document following the Court of Appeal judgment in December 2018 sometimes referred to as ‘McCloud’. The consultation sets out a number of options from the government following the judgement.
If you are a…
NHSEI 2019/20 Pensions Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Policy
In November 2019, NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) announced that clinical staff who go over their annual allowance for the 2019/20 tax year and who use Scheme Pays to pay the tax charge can be compensated in retirement for any reduction to…