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NHS pension Special Citcumstances
sarahcatterall
Posts: 3 Newbie
Help required I am being told i am not eligible for special circumstances because i had a career break .However I am married to a m bet of HM forces and we were posted overseas just after my first child was born and then came back just before my second child was born This accounted for 7 years of my career break .I started training in 1983 left in 1993 and then rejoined in 2002 and have only had one other career break from 2008 until 2011 I have also lectured at University which required a nurse registration so i commuted my NHs pension . I then returned to NHS practice in 2015 and am a band 6 I want to retire at 55 next year and feel it is unfair to be penalised for being a military wife and having to chop and change jobs Can anyone advise ??
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You are not being penalised for being a military wife. You are not being accorded this very specific entitlement because you don't meet the criteria for a number of reasons: Too long a career break and not having five years service prior to retirement.
Have a read of the following: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/2017-02/Special%20Class%20status%20member%20factsheet%2002.2017%20(V6).pdf
The rules don't allow the employer any flexibilty to allow career breaks for certain reasons and not others, irrespective of how worthy the reasons might be.The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.0
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