Consultation outcome

NHS Pension Scheme: proposed changes to member contributions

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 15 October 2021
• Last updated: 15 February 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England and Wales

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

NHS Pension Scheme: proposed changes to member contributions: consultation response

HTML

Detail of outcome

The consultation response sets out the new member contribution structure that will come into force on 1 October 2022. It also confirms that members’ actual annual rates of pay will be used to determine the amount of member contributions that they pay, how the thresholds will be uplifted to reflect pay awards and that the proposals will be phased in.

---

Original consultation

Summary

DHSC are seeking views on proposals for a new member contribution structure in the NHS Pension Scheme which will be implemented from 1 April 2022.

This consultation ran from
midday on 15 October 2021 to 11:45am on 7 January 2022

Consultation description

The consultation seeks views from interested parties on a new member contribution structure which makes changes to recognise that all members of the NHS Pension Scheme will be building up career-average benefits from 1 April 2022. The proposal includes basing members’ contribution rates on their actual annual salaries and reduces the cross-subsidy between higher and lower earners.

Documents

NHS Pension Scheme: proposed changes to member contributions from 1 April 2022

HTML

Draft amendments to regulations

PDF, 88.7 KB, 8 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email publications@dhsc.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Published 15 October 2021
Last updated 15 February 2022 + show all updates

1. 15 February 2022

   Added the government response to the consultation.

2. 19 October 2021

   Added the draft amendments to regulations document.

3. 15 October 2021

   First published.