NHS Pension

[Bartswife]

I have applied (in July) as a deferred member to my NHS pension and received an email saying it’s been received and payment will be made within 30 days of my retirement date (sometime in December). Apart from the figures on ESR I have no idea what to expect. Colleagues who applied for their pension when I still worked there always got their figures through in writing. It says not to contact the pension dept as it may delay payment but it would be nice to know I’m not forgotten. How did any NHS dibber pensioners find the process?

[MrsBC]

Originally Posted by Bartswife

I have applied (in July) as a deferred member to my NHS pension and received an email saying it’s been received and payment will be made within 30 days of my retirement date (sometime in December). Apart from the figures on ESR I have no idea what to expect. Colleagues who applied for their pension when I still worked there always got their figures through in writing. It says not to contact the pension dept as it may delay payment but it would be nice to know I’m not forgotten. How did any NHS dibber pensioners find the process?

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I had a package with full details in the post, with forms to complete and return. HR was also very helpful, and it was quite painless.

[Bartswife]

Originally Posted by MrsBC

I had a package with full details in the post, with forms to complete and return. HR was also very helpful, and it was quite painless.

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I was going to hang on till my birthday but I had had enough and left last May, I was bored stiff and under utilised and felt sick at the thought of going to work. Didn’t feel it was worth feeling like that for months on end. I didn’t like the way my trust dealt with the pandemic and the greed of the staff for freebies disgusted me (in fact it’s still going on, free mugs recently and the whining amongst the staff as they couldn’t get one due to being on maternity leave/isolating/in the community etc) I know what’s going on as I’m still on the staff Facebook page. Maybe deferred members are treated differently to current members who knows in the NHS. My nursing son is moving departments within the same hospital and he’s having to find out immunisation record, DBS etc and apply fully, what a waste of time and money.

[sunjue100]

I’ve just retired end of July I got a forecast of my lump sum and pension via the trust pension department ( which is the ESR figures ) which was pretty accurate. You get nothing from the pension agency until after you retire. My lump sum came about 10 days after my retirement date and my pension was confirmed around the same time . They have given themselves 30 days due to the pandemic as previously you would have received your lump sum on the first day of retirement.

[Gryff]

My SIL got hers inMay she had deferred hers got forcast etc by mail then paid less than the 30 days from retirement Covid has an impact on them too workwise

[cysmith16]

If in Scotland, you can go on SPPA website and it gives exact figures (a year behind if you’re a GP).

[MrsBC]

Originally Posted by Bartswife

I was going to hang on till my birthday but I had had enough and left last May, I was bored stiff and under utilised and felt sick at the thought of going to work. Didn’t feel it was worth feeling like that for months on end. I didn’t like the way my trust dealt with the pandemic and the greed of the staff for freebies disgusted me (in fact it’s still going on, free mugs recently and the whining amongst the staff as they couldn’t get one due to being on maternity leave/isolating/in the community etc) I know what’s going on as I’m still on the staff Facebook page. Maybe deferred members are treated differently to current members who knows in the NHS. My nursing son is moving departments within the same hospital and he’s having to find out immunisation record, DBS etc and apply fully, what a waste of time and money.

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I took mine at 60 while I was still working, then reduced to a couple of days a week for a further 2 years and retired 3 years ago. I declined the 'offer' to come out of retirement and return to work, with a hastily returned registration and no updated training, in March Enjoy retirement

[Bartswife]

Thanks guys. Guess I will just have to be patient. I’m not in Scotland and definitely not a GP which would be handy at the moment as our local practise is virtually non existent. They are either always training or got too many clinicians off sick

[ChoppyGirl]

You should have an annual benefit statement which will give you the figures. They are normally sent out every July/August

[Bartswife]

Originally Posted by ChoppyGirl

You should have an annual benefit statement which will give you the figures. They are normally sent out every July/August

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Only ever seen the the figures on the ESR.