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Following the introduction of the administration levy on 1 April 2017 which saw the shift of funding the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme from the Department of Health to NHS employers, we changed the…

On 8 February 2017, the Supreme Court ruled to allow Ms Brewster’s appeal and declared the requirement in the 2009 Regulations of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Northern Ireland, that the appellant and her partner should have made a…

We understand that people need different levels of information from us, be it a detailed factsheet or a brief article in Ask Us. In response to this we have recently developed several short videos aimed at members. They are intended to provide a…

As you are aware, Total Reward and Annual Benefit Statements were recently refreshed and made available at the end of August 2017. Last year we carried out a mid year refresh in October which enabled employers to further cleanse data. We have …

A new abatement basic overview guide for employers is now available on our website. The guide has been created to help employers understand when abatement applies for re-employed pensioners and how we calculate the figures. A basic administration…

Please note that the retirement benefits claim form (AW8) has recently been updated and a new version is now available on our website. The new version of this form will soon also be available in print.

Pensions Online (POL) will be unavailable between the following times: 7pm on Friday 13 October and 7am Monday 16 October 7pm on Friday 27 October and 7am Monday 30 October Please note: at times we may need to take POL offline at short notice…

Since April 2017, Scheme employers have directly funded NHS Pension Scheme administration through the introduction of the employer levy. As part of the introduction of the levy we agreed to engage differently with employers by being more…

Please be careful when completing an AW8 pension application online. If the member has left pensionable membership and is claiming benefits immediately, the payable date should be the day after the members last day of employment and not their date…

Last month we introduced this new section to share our performance and to keep you updated on key activities. It’s been a busy month with lots going on. Our current performance   The table below shows our recent monthly performance for pension…