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Employer actions for 2022/2023 annual updates
All employing authorities (EAs) are required to submit end of year information to NHS Pensions on an annual basis to enable us to update member records.
You must submit this information to NHS Pensions by Wednesday 31 May 2023.
If you use…
Locally agreed payments – Pensionable or non-pensionable
We have received enquiries from employers seeking clarification in relation to locally agreed payments and whether they are pensionable or not.
Local agreed payments may be pensionable up to whole-time provided the member meets the normal criteria…
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…
Pensions Online (POL) downtime – April 2024
POL will be available throughout April between 7am and 7pm apart from the following date when there will be downtime for scheduled system maintenance:
Sunday 21 April
Saturday 27 April
If we do need to bring POL down at short notice…
Additional Pension and Early Retirement Reduction Buy Out (ERRBO)
Following a review by the scheme actuary the cost of purchasing additional pension and/or ERRBO is changing and member’s will find that their monthly instalment amount has changed. This will result in an increase or decrease in monthly instalments…
Earnings cap
Scheme membership built up from 1 April 2008 is no longer subject to the pensionable earning cap.
However, those that were subject to the cap in respect of some or all of their membership before that date, who are buying added years or unreduced…
Important changes to application forms
The following forms have recently been updated to include an additional option within the applicant’s declaration and consent section.
Consideration of entitlement to ill health retirement claim form (AW33E)
Consideration of entitlement for…
Important changes to application forms
The following forms have recently been updated to include an additional option within the applicant’s declaration and consent section.
Consideration of entitlement to ill health retirement claim form (AW33E)
Consideration of entitlement for…
Completing the Service Membership Form SM1
Following a recent determination by The Pension Ombudsman we have revised our guidance to employers to confirm how duties should be assessed when determining Mental Health Officer (MHO) status for a member of the 1995 Section of the NHS Pension…
Final Pay Control supplementary form FPC1
There is a new Final Pay Control supplementary form which is available on the Employers Hub in the Retirement section on the Employer Forms page. The form is designed to streamline the current process.
In all cases you must complete the Final Pay…