September 30th 2025
2FA
Effective from 1st October 2025, all users will be required to use Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) to access the members' area.
This is an important change to our procedures and follows recommendatio...
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NHS Pensions – Proposed New Bandings Published Early
The NHS Pensions website recently published proposed new pension bandings, intended to take effect from 1 April 2025. These changes will be backdated to that date once formally approved.
Howe...
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NHS Pensions Remediable Service Statements (RSS)
According to May 2025 Employer Update, NHS Pensions have started sending Remediable Service Statements (choice letters) to NHS Pension Scheme members who have claimed benefits from any part of the Sch...
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Annual Benefit Statements Refresh
The annual refresh of Annual Benefit Statements (ABS) has taken place in August 2024 and updated statements are available to NHS Pension Scheme members.
For staff employed in GP practices or ...
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Latest NHS Pensions News Round Up
Over the past 6 months or so there have been lots of changes to the NHS Pension Scheme. To keep you up to date here is a round up of some of the key latest news articles we feel you need to be aware o...
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NHS Pensions Update
NHS Pensions have released further information regarding the implementation of the legislative changes to the NHS Pension Scheme member contribution tiers and rates from 1 October 2022.
These...
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NHS Pensions Update
Information has now been received from NHS Pensions stating that the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published the response to its consultation on proposed changes to the NHS Pension S...
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NHS Pensions Update
NHS Pension Scheme ‘Tiered Rates’ were introduced from 1st April 2008 and have remained at the same levels since April 2015.
They have historically been calculated and set, using a scheme...
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NHS Pensions Update
With year-end fast approaching and many changes happening this year, we thought it may be beneficial to remind you/reiterate the retirement application process up to the end of April 2022:
Full detai...
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NHS Pensions Update
The most recent consultation period, in respect of ‘The McCloud judgement’, closed on 20th January 2022, so although yet to get the official ‘stamp of approval’, we feel it wou...
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NHS Pensions Update
As per our Latest News article on 15th November - Please remember to think about the impact the above could have with your workforce planning (in particular Nurses, under the age of 60, who have retir...
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NHS Pensions Update
The Coronavirus Act and the end of temporary suspensions for retirement and return to work
Many of you may remember that with the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the Government introduced a temporary s...
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Changes in Gov Pensions
NHS Pensions have now released a new section of their website dedicated to the recent government changes to public service pension schemes.
In recent correspondence NHS Pensions shared the following:...
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ABS
NHS Pensions recently (25th August) released information regarding the latest Annual Benefit Statements. In their correspondence they shared the following:
Later this week we'll start to share the ne...
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Final Pay Controls
Important changes to Final Pay Controls (FPC’s) from 1st July 2021
Applicable to 1995 scheme members only
At Fairway, we regularly remind our clients of the potential implications of Final Pay...
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Pay Increases
Most Employers out there were no doubt shocked to learn their contribution into the NHSPS was to increase to 20.68% from 1st April 2019, which if not for all, then in most cases, would place a signifi...
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FPC
Final Pay Controls (FPC’s) were introduced into the NHS Pension Scheme with effect from 1st April 2014 and have therefore been around for nearly 6 years now.
FPC’s were introduced to prev...
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Retirement Process
Please remember that in order for NHS Pension Benefits to be paid on a timely basis Manager’s and Staff are reminded that NHS Pensions require 3 months’ notice, of an individual’s in...
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NHS Pension Scheme contribution increase
NHS Employers (especially GP Practices) express major concerns regarding employer contribution increases in respect of the NHS Pension Scheme.
Could a major increase in employer contributio...
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FT Adviser
The number of members leaving the NHS Pension Scheme is five times higher than that recorded by other public pension funds, according to latest figures.
Royal London, which had submitte...
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Auto Enrolment Minimum Age
Automatic Enrolment has been with us for about 5 years now, this recent BBC article eludes to a lowering of the minimum age for automatic enrolment. This could have a significant impact upon GP practi...
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Your Statement
Refreshed Annual Benefit Statements are now available for staff to access via the Total Reward Statement website. NHS Pensions will again be carrying out a further mid-year statement refresh over the ...
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Summer Members Newsletter
NHS Pensions have now released the summer edition of the Members Newsletter.
To sign up for the Members Newsletter email your contact details to:
nhsbsa.pensionsmembernewsletter@nhs.net
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BBC News Higher Pension Age
According to the World Bank, average life expectancy in the UK has increased dramatically – from around 71 in 1960 to around 81 in 2013! Although there are of course many benefits of living long...
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Members Newsletter
NHS Pensions have now released the latest edition of the Members Newsletter.
To sign up for the Members Newsletter email your contact details to:
nhsbsa.pensionsmembernewsletter@nhs.net
The M...
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Admin Levy
Following consultation on the introduction of a scheme administration levy, the Department of Health has now published its response and confirmed that from 1 April 2017 employer contribtuion...
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State Pension Age
Just when we think we have grasped the concept that we will need to work into our late 60s to access the State Pension and indeed the NHS Pension, along comes another warning that things may have to c...
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NHS Pensions Webinar
NHS Pensions are hosting a free webinar on 8th March regarding year end procedures and we would encourage you to attend. There are only 500 spaces available so book on now to avoid disapoint...
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Pension Court Case
We are continually reminding our clients of how important it is to complete survivor benefit nomination forms. A landmark court case involving survivor benefits from a local government pension could h...
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Fairway Guidance
NHS Pensions announced in their Employer Newsletter 1 – January 2017 that in accordance with the NHS Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014, organisations are required to provide a statemen...
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We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Here are our opening times over the Christmas break:
Please note that the Helpline will be closed for the whole of the Christmas perio...
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The latest edition of the newsletter aimed specifically at NHS members and NHS Pensioners has been published by NHS Pensions. This has useful information for all staff and we recommend that this ...
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Admin Levy
The NHS Pension Scheme has undergone radical changes in the last few years while still remaining an excellent scheme. But yet another change is lurking on the horizon!
The Department of Health have r...
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Employer Newsletter
The November edition of the Employers newsletter for NHS Pensions is now available.
The full edition of the newsletter can be downloaded here.
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Autumn
The autumn edition of the newsletter aimed specifically at NHS members and NHS Pensioners has been published by NHS Pensions. This has useful information for all staff and we recommend that this is di...
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October 2016
The latest edition of the Employers newsletter for NHS Pensions is now available. The full edition of the newsletter can be downloaded here.
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Running
According to the Guardian newspaper.....
"It’s the great deal no one seems to know about. The government is running a scheme whereby older people can buy extra state pension on what experts say...
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NMW
HMRC have announced revisions to the National Minimum Wage.
On 1st October 2016 the National Minimum Wage rates for the different age bands and for apprentices will increase. All employers need to ma...
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Employers Newsletter
The latest edition of the Employers newsletter for NHS Pensions is now available. For a Fairway perspective on this please read Pensions in Practice located within your Member Area.
The August editio...
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Nurse
NHS Pensions have recently issued further information about the updating of Annual Benefit Statements (ABS). This is good news as in previous years the ABS programme has been a one off exercise. ...
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Summer Edition
The summer edition of the newsletter aimed specifically at NHS members and NHS Pensioners has been published by NHS Pensions. The newsletter can be accessed via the NHS Pensions website
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The latest edition of the Employers newsletter for NHS Pensions is now available. For a Fairway perspective on this please read Pensions in Practice located within your Member Area.
The August editio...
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