Search results
Showing: 10 of 643
Changes to the AW171 retirements benefits process
It’s been a few months since we introduced the final system changes to automate the AW171 process. You now no longer need to send us the AW171 form to trigger a review of the pension in payment and determine whether a revised pension is appropriate…
Estimates Changes – information for employers
As you may be aware the charges for providing member estimates has recently changed. The members estimate request form has been updated and is available on our website.
If a member has an up-to-date Total Reward Statement (TRS) / Annual Benefit…
GP Pensions member events
For the first time, NHS Pensions are hosting GP member events. Each session will be two hours long and include presentations on the following topics:
Which GP certificate – An overview of the different types of GPs and which certificates need to…
Small lump sum payment – reminder for employers
Due to the transition to the 2015 Scheme, NHS Pensions has seen an increase in members eligible to claim their benefits under the small lump sum payment processes.
To confirm, our existing process is as follows:
When an AW8 is submitted, and the…
Estimates Changes – information for employers
As you may be aware the charges for providing member estimates has recently changed. The members estimate request form has been updated and is available on our website.
If a member has an up-to-date Total Reward Statement (TRS) / Annual Benefit…
GP Pensions member events
For the first time, NHS Pensions are hosting GP member events. Each session will be two hours long and include presentations on the following topics:
Which GP certificate – An overview of the different types of GPs and which certificates need to…
Pensions Online (POL) downtime for April and May 2023
POL will be available throughout April and May between 7am and 7pm apart from the following dates when there will be downtime for scheduled system maintenance:
Sunday 23 April 2023
Sunday 21 May 2023
If we do need to bring POL down at short…
Employer reminder of 24 hour break required for re-employed pensioners
When a pensioner decides to re-join the scheme after retirement (including retire and return) there must be a 24-hour break from when the employment ends (last day of membership) and the date the member returns to work.
We have seen an influx of…
Pensions Online (POL) Downtime for November and December 2023
POL will be available throughout November and December between 7am and 7pm apart from the following dates when there will be downtime for scheduled system maintenance:
Sunday 26 November
Sunday 24 December
If we do need to bring…
Updated partial retirement supplementary form and factsheets now available
We have made updates to the partial retirement factsheet and form based on feedback. You can download the updated partial retirement supplementary form from the Employer forms section of our Employer hub.
The changes to the pension benefits section…