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Old NHS Pension - Rejoin?
Green.Lander
Posts: 91 Forumite
Hi,
My wife worked part-time for NHS from 2006 - 2007. She left and went back to study for 5 years. Now she has re-joined the NHS as a midwife. The pension department told her that she could not re-join the old scheme but a friend said she can.
Does anyone have a view of her options?
Many thanks
My wife worked part-time for NHS from 2006 - 2007. She left and went back to study for 5 years. Now she has re-joined the NHS as a midwife. The pension department told her that she could not re-join the old scheme but a friend said she can.
Does anyone have a view of her options?
Many thanks
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She cant join the old scheme (which we assume is the 1995 version). The scheme was changed after she left (2008 version). She can still join the NHS scheme but it would be the current version.I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.0
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You need to speak to NHS pensions, who are very helpful. On the basis of the information you have given, I am sure dunstonh is correct. However, if she remained connected to the NHS during her studying, it may be possible.
However, if she only worked for the NHS 2006-7 she can't have been on the 1995 scheme anyway. So just set out the facts to NHS pensions.0 -
However, if she only worked for the NHS 2006-7 she can't have been on the 1995 scheme anyway.
The 2008 scheme was for those after 1st April 2008. The 1995 scheme was for those before. I have assumed that someone with a working period of 2006-2007 would not be in the 2008 scheme but would be in th3 1995 scheme.
The only other thing to consider is whether she built up two years employment and didnt take a refund in 2007 when she left.I am an Independent Financial Adviser (IFA). The comments I make are just my opinion and are for discussion purposes only. They are not financial advice and you should not treat them as such. If you feel an area discussed may be relevant to you, then please seek advice from an Independent Financial Adviser local to you.0 -
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Pensions/2655.aspx
might throw some light.0
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