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GP forms are now available
The 2016/17 Annual Certificate of pensionable profits that all GP Providers and non-GP Providers who are partners or ‘single- handers’ (i.e. sole traders) are required to complete is now available. The certificate is available from our website.
The…
Payment of pensions after opting out of the NHS Pension Scheme
When a member opts out of the pension scheme (either exit code 16) and carries on working in a non-pensionable capacity, we need to ensure that the correct payable date is used when the member applies for their pension.
Deferred members must submit…
Using POL to submit annual data
Last month, your end of year information was due to be submitted to NHS Pensions.
If you use Pensions Online (POL), you should have submitted your end of year information via POL.
If you have any queries about using POL to submit your data next…
Who is eligible to be enrolled into the NHS Pension Scheme?
The Scheme is open to any NHS workers aged between 16 and 75 who are:
Directly employed by the NHS
Medical, dental and ophthalmic practitioners and trainees
General medical practice staff
Non-General Practice Providers
Individuals not…
Organisations who outsource their pensions activity to third party providers
Please remember that if you outsource your pensions activity to a third party provider, it is your responsibility for ensuring the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme is:
a) carried out in a timely manner and is in line with the Scheme…
Extended Pensions Online downtime
We would like to provisionally inform you that Pensions Online (POL) will be unavailable from 7pm on Thursday 15 March to 7am Tuesday 20 March. This is so we can carry out testing on the new IT infrastructure that will support the transformation of…
COVID-19 Calls to NHS Pensions Employer Helpline
As a result of the ongoing Covid-19 situation, we are currently receiving a high volume of calls to our NHS Pensions Employer Helpline.
Please do take a look at the dedicated resources and guidance for employers within our NHS Pensions employer hub…
NHSEI 2019/20 Pensions Annual Allowance Charge Compensation Policy – Employer Action Required
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) has published more information on the steps it has taken to address the impact of the annual allowance taper for the 2019/20 financial year, including the actions that eligible clinicians and employers now…
Submitting FIN9 Finance Forms
The NHS Pensions Finance team is now processing Initial Widow Pension (IWP) claims paperless and therefore require the FIN9 claim form in a PDF format for audit purposes and with a view to eliminating fraud.
Please send the FIN9 claim form via…
Extending the leaving date on ESR due to annual leave
When an employee is leaving or if they die in service with outstanding annual leave to be paid, this is classed as pensionable service. The pension leaving date should reflect the date that the annual leave is paid up to.
In ESR this should be…