In February we informed you that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published the response to its consultation on proposed changes to the NHS Pension Scheme member contribution tiers and rates.
The response confirms that the changes will now be implemented from 1 October 2022.
You can read the consultation response via: NHS Pension Scheme: proposed changes to member contributions: consultation response - GOV.UK
Information for your payroll provider
In November we asked you to share information on the proposed changes with your payroll provider to allow them time to prepare ahead of 1 April 2022, which was the date proposed by DHSC in the original consultation.
Please can you ensure that your payroll provider is aware of the consultation response and that changes will be implemented from 1 October 2022.
These changes must not be put in place for 1 April 2022.
We are working with colleagues at DHSC to confirm if the change of date will have any impact on the requirements document we circulated in November and we will be back in touch once this is confirmed with more information.
If your payroll provider is ESR, they have already been informed of the consultation response and the revised implementation date, so you don’t need to let them know.