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Applying for your pension
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Overview
When you're ready to take your NHS Pension, you'll need to apply for it.
The NHS Pension Scheme overview (PDF: 178KB) provides more detail about the different pension schemes you could have pension benefits in.
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NHS Jobs is Changing
NHS Pensions has been asked to provide the following update from NHS Jobs project team.
The NHS Business Services Authority started providing the NHS Jobs service on 1 April 2018 as part of the NHS Workforce Services directorate.
We’re currently…
Applying for ill health pension benefits
If you become too ill to work, you may be able to retire and take your pension benefits. We understand that if you're looking to retire on ill health grounds, how difficult this time can be for you. So we have tried to make it as easy as possible…
Cost of being in the Scheme
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…
COVID-19 Contingency Planning for employers
A message from Chris Dawson, Head of Service, NHS Pensions:
We understand that the current situation around COVID-19 continues to cause significant concern and uncertainty. I wanted to reassure you that at NHS Pensions we have taken, and continue…
Update on NHS Pensions coronavirus (COVID-19) response
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have taken, and continue to take, proactive steps to ensure we support members, employers and colleagues. As we implemented social distancing in the workplace and set up colleagues to…
Employer events
The NHS Pensions Stakeholder Engagement team support employers with their administration responsibilities for the Scheme and can help with any queries you may have.
We organise events, courses and training for Scheme employers including:
basic…
Partial retirement
If you're aged 55 and over and you have agreement from your employer, you can choose to take part, or all of your pension benefits while you continue working in NHS employment and build your pension benefits in the 2015 Scheme. This is called…
Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
There are 2 NHS Pension schemes. There's the 1995 / 2008 Scheme and the 2015 Scheme.
From 1 April 2022, all new and active members of the NHS Pension Scheme are members of the 2015 Scheme.
Watch our video to understand about the NHS Pension Scheme…
Member events
Our member events will help you understand more about your NHS pension and the NHS Pension Scheme.
We have events planned throughout the year to help you:
understand what the NHS Pension Scheme is
find out about your Total Reward Statement and…