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The 2020 ESR year-end data processing is now complete with a total of 1,469,254 annual updates being applied over the last five weeks. Over the last couple of weeks we have spent time catching up on April joiners and leavers and May joiners to bring…

Where employers receive public funding for staff costs, and that funding is continuing, it is expected that employers will use that money to continue to pay staff in the usual way and not furlough them. This includes Trusts, GP Practices etc. who…

NHS Pensions is continuing to receive these applications forms: 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) …

We’re pleased to be launching our brand new NHS Pensions podcast series. We’ll be bringing you regular short podcast episodes. In each episode, a panel of our NHS Pension team will take a subject relating to the NHS Pension Scheme and break it down…

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…

 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…

All members of the NHS Pension Scheme pay a percentage of their pensionable pay to the scheme each month, known as a contribution rate. From 1 April 2025, the amount you pay for your pension will change. On this page you can find more information…

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…

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…

Since changes to partial retirement were announced earlier this year, we’ve been working hard to make sure our processes, tools, and guidance are updated to support members and employers. As part of this work, the Government Actuary’s Department (…