NHS staff are being warned to be aware of a pension rule change that may have an impact on their retirement planning
A total of 143,632 over-60s and 65,291 over-55s, who are members of the old NHS pension scheme, have not started claiming their pension benefits despite passing what’s known as their “normal pension age”.
After rule changes in April and October 2023 to encourage experienced staff back to the work place, this is no longer the case, and staff can move to get their pension while staying in the workforce.
The 61-year-old, who works in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, is now partially retiring and taking her 2015 pension but regrets not doing so earlier. “I can’t get that time back whatever I do. I was under the impression that the changes were only available to clinical staff and not me.” “However, this is no longer the case as the McCloud remedy put a halt to that discrimination, and since April 2023, re-joiners have been allowed to rejoin the 2015 scheme,” he added.
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