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Refund of member contributions – a reminder of eligibility
To qualify for a refund, a member must:
have left the scheme before reaching Normal Pension Age
have ceased membership of the Scheme in all employments
have less than two years qualifying membership in the NHS Pension Scheme.…
VAT Treatment of charges from NHS Pension Scheme
Since 1 April 2017 NHS Pension Scheme Employing Authorities have been paying a levy to cover the cost of the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme. The levy has been collected along with employers contributions by increasing the rate from 14.30%…
DHSC announce consultation on April 2024 scheme regulation changes
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a consultation on proposed amendments to the NHS Pension Scheme regulations to be introduced in April 2024.
The proposals are to:
deliver phase 2 of the review of member contributions…
Holiday closure: Pensions Finance office
Over the holiday period, the NHSBSA Pensions Finance office will be closed on the following dates:
Wednesday 25 December
Thursday 26 December
Friday 27 December
Wednesday 1 January
Please note, we will not be collecting Pension Contributions…
Sharing our performance – March 2018
The table below shows our recent monthly performance for pension award processing:
The graph above depicts the improvement we are making in our aim to pay the Pension…
Kickstart Scheme
The Kickstart Scheme is a government funded scheme to create new jobs placements for 16 to 24 year old that are on Universal Credit who are at risk of long-term unemployment. This scheme is open to all employers.
The scheme covers:
100% of the…
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…
A new structure for the NHS Pensions Stakeholder Engagement Team
As part of our ongoing commitment to partnership working and fostering strong relationships, we’re introducing a new structure for the NHS Pensions Stakeholder Engagement Team from 1 April 2025. We’re committed to working in partnership with all NHS…
GP Locum 10-week rule
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we temporarily removed the 10-week rule for GP locums from 1 April 2022. The rule states that GP locums cannot pension work that is over 10 weeks old
We will be reinstating the rule from 1 October 2022. …
Pensions Online (POL) downtime
POL will be available throughout April, May, and June 2022 between 7am and 7pm apart from these periods due to scheduled system maintenance:
Friday 15 April to Monday 18 April
Saturday 30 April to Sunday 1 May
Saturday 28 May to Sunday 29 May…