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High Court resolves Merchant Navy ill-health pensions conundrum

WebBy Benjamin Mercer | February 25, 2022. The High Court has approved a settlement over ill-health benefits in the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund, which …

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NHS staff offered ‘partial retirement’ with scheme eligibility …

WebThe government has faced pressure to fix the relationship between tax and NHS pensions, with former health secretary Thérèse Coffey pledging in September to …

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Abolition of the lifetime allowance: latest update

WebThe ‘lump sum allowance’ (LSA): This is a fixed cumulative limit of £268,275 (25% of the current lifetime allowance) applies to the tax-free cash sums that can be paid …

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NHS pension payments delayed as retirements surge 50%

WebThe administrative load created by the 50 per cent jump in retirements led to 1,115 of the 6,580 cases being processed beyond the 30-day timeframes. An NHSBSA …

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BMA issues stinging rebuke of ‘misleading’ NHS pensions claims

WebThe British Medical Association has rebuked NHS England and NHS Improvement for what it calls “misleading” information about “punitive pensions taxation” and its impact on staff …

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Pension rules extended to October for returning NHS staff

WebPension rules extended to October for returning NHS staff. On the go: The government has extended its relaxation of pension rules by seven months for NHS staff …

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MPs call NHS pensions ‘national scandal’ as doctors forced to leave

WebOn the go: The Health and Social Care Committee has called NHS pension arrangements “a national scandal” as senior doctors are being forced to reduce their …

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BMA hits out at Capita’s three-year NHS contract extension

WebOn the go: The British Medical Association has hit out at the decision to give Capita a three-year extension to its contract to run Primary Care Support England. The …

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Ombudsman requests more info on state pension changes from …

WebIn the report released in July, the ombudsman said the DWP had communicated adequately the planned female pension age rises between 1995, when …

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BMA votes to expedite McCloud remedy and recycle pensions

Web‘Members took consequential decisions’ In November, the BMA threatened legal action in response to government plans to make its members pay for the cost of the …

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Government presses ahead with NHS scheme uplifts

WebThe Department of Health and Social Care has expanded on its plans to change the way member contribution rates are calculated and decided in the NHS Pension Scheme, …

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Government prolongs relaxation of NHS pension rules

WebThe measures were initiated in recognition of three scheme rules that limit the ability of some retired NHS staff to work. The amendments suspend a 16-hour weekly …

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LDI and the Liz Truss mini budget: One year on, what

WebLDI and the gilts crisis - countdown to chaos. 23 September 2022, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, delivered what was considered a mini …

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Diageo offers PIE and writes to members after rise in DB transfers

WebThe Diageo Pension Scheme is offering a pension increase exchange exercise to defined benefit pensioners, and has outlined plans to write to …

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Treasury delays NHS scheme McCloud remedy to October 2023

WebBy Tom Higgins | November 18, 2022. The McCloud remedy for the NHS Pension Scheme has been pushed back to October 2023 on the back of Treasury delays in producing …

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PM announces 1.25% levy and dividend tax rise to fix social care

WebOn the go: Prime minister Boris Johnson has set out the government’s long-awaited plans for social care reform, announcing a 1.25 per cent ‘health …

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Ombudsman orders NHS members payouts after admin errors

WebBy Alex Janiaud | March 21, 2022. The Pensions Ombudsman partly upheld two complaints against NHS scheme administrators in February and March after years of benefit …

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DWP failed in communicating women’s state pension age changes

WebOn the go: The Department for Work and Pensions failed in communicating changes to women’s state pension age, according to the Parliamentary and Health …

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