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Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP)
GMP is the least amount you’ll get from your pension scheme by law if you worked between 6 April 1978 and 5 April 1997.
How GMP affects you
If you worked between 6 April 1978 and 5 April 1997, you would have been contracted out of the State…
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…
Contingent decisions
Every Public Service Pension Scheme is working through significant complexity to put in place the Public Service Pensions Remedy for all affected members.
As the largest Scheme, we have made a lot of progress towards implementing the remedy so…
What happens to your pension when you die
The NHS Pension Scheme provides members with life assurance cover and lump sum benefits that can help to look after your loved ones after you’re gone.
As a pensioner member, your family or someone you have nominated may be eligible to receive a…
Current processing times for NHS Pensions
This page was last updated on 25 April 2025.
Payments
Payments
Current processing times
Payment of your retirement benefits
Within 30 calendar days from the date of your retirement, or from the date we received all…
DHSC consultation outcome - April 2024 scheme regulation changes
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published the outcome of the consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme regulations to be introduced in April 2024.
Changes that apply to all members
Contribution rates may…