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Pensions Online (POL) downtime
POL will be available throughout August and September between 7am and 7pm apart from the following dates when there will be downtime for scheduled system maintenance:
Sunday 21 August
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 September
Sunday 25 September…
TRS Refresh
Total Reward Statements (TRS) will be made available in late-August. We are in the process of updating our TRS website information and employer resources.
We will let you know when the statements are available.
Ill heath applications and guidance for occupational health specialists/ doctors
When sending NHS Pensions an application for entitlement to ill health retirement (Form AW33E) and any supporting medical evidence, please ensure that the form is in sequential order, in the correct orientation and remove any blank pages before…
Changes to annual rate at cessation (ARAC) requests
We have been looking at our process when requesting the annual rate at cessation (ARAC) from employers. As a result, we will no longer routinely request this information where it has already been provided or it is already held on the member’s record…
NHS Pensions’ virtual training event for September
The Stakeholder Engagement Team will be hosting a training event via Microsoft Teams for all trusts and employers with ESR. The date of this event has changed to Thursday 22 September 2022.
Further information on the content and how to register for…
Administration Foundation Course
The Foundation Course has been developed following feedback from our GP practice manager employer training events.
This course is available to all new local administrators of the NHS Pension Scheme who are less than 12 months in post and provides…
Level 1 GP practice manager event
Our next Level 1 GP Practice Manager events are available in September and October and include educational training tailored for practice managers, delivered virtually via Microsoft Teams.
These sessions include NHS Pension Scheme website, Annual…
Reminders when submitting retirement applications
We have seen an increase in the number of retirement applications (AW8) that have been inputted into POL or submitted incorrectly.
We receive many AW8 forms that have been submitted with either incorrect payable dates or incorrect reasons for…
Other pension schemes if members opt out of the NHS Pension Scheme
When employees join the NHS, all eligible employees are automatically enrolled into the NHS Pension Scheme. If a member opts-out of the NHS Pension Scheme, you do not need to provide the member with alternative pension arrangements but if you do,…
NHS Pensions member events – October, November and December dates added
The NHS Pensions member events aim to help members understand everything they need to know about their NHS pension and how to navigate through the Scheme.
We have a number of events planned throughout the year to help them which include:…