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If you have another pension, you can apply to transfer it into the NHS Pension Scheme. Any pension transferred in will be added to your benefits in the NHS Pension Scheme. Moving within the NHS If you move from one NHS employer in England and…

Contributions paid to increase benefits qualify for full tax relief. They cannot exceed 100% of your taxable pay. Lifetime Allowance Since 6 April 2006 HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has set a Lifetime Allowance limit. This is on tax free pension…

From 1 April 2018 there are new arrangements regarding the pensionable status of Local Clinical Excellence Awards (CEA) awarded to Consultants. Where a Consultant was already in receipt of a Local Clinical Excellence Award prior to April 2018 that…

We are receiving enquiries from employers in relation to staff members working on coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations and how this will impact pension contributions. Members being seconded from their regular NHS employment e.g. from surgeries,…

Data used in Pharmacy Access Scheme calculations (1 December 2016 to 31 March 2018). The Pharmacy Access Scheme forms part of the changes to the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework announced by the Department of Health & Social Care on 20…

The final pay controls (FPC) team received 1,416 applications for reassessment, with 881 of these received in December 2021 alone. The team have completed 60% of all reassessments received so far and are working hard to complete the remainder as…

In the event of your death, a lump sum and pension benefits for your dependants may be payable. The benefits payable will depend on your circumstances at the time of your death. A lump sum on death is a normally tax free sum of money that: is…

We are currently sending pension savings statements to members whose pension benefits have increased by more than the standard annual allowance. The annual allowance is the maximum amount of tax-free growth an individual’s pension can grow by in…

We are currently sending pension savings statements to members whose pension benefits have increased by more than the standard annual allowance. The annual allowance is the maximum amount of tax-free growth an individual’s pension can grow by in…

NHS England is running free of charge NHS Pension Scheme seminars for nurses, midwives and AHPs in late career, those aged 50 or older. The events cover: An introduction to the NHS Pension Scheme The impact of flexible working on pension…