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  • Employee Pension Notices

    Topics:
    • Working in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, 
    • Key sections and resources for NICS Pension Schemes Members

    Notices are issued periodically providing important pension information to our members.

    2026

    • Reminder buying Added Pension before 1 April 2026 and information for buying Added Pension and EPA during 2026 27

    2025

    • Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Scheme Consultation on Scheme Yield  Member Contributions
    • HMRC Self-Assessment Actions
    • Interim Impact on service levels - Provision of retirement estimates and Payments of Lump Sums upon retirement
    • Reminder: Buying Added Pension before 1 April 2025 and information about and deadlines for buying Added Pension and EPA during 2025-26
    • Employee Pension Contribution Rates from 1 April 2025 and applicable Salary Bands
    • Digital Newsletter 5 – Second Phase of 2015 Remedy (McCloud)
    • Reminder: Consultation on Scheme Yield / Member Contributions
    • Reminder of deadline for certain Lifetime Allowance protections
    • Civil Service Pension Scheme Consultation Response on Scheme Yield Member Contributions
    • Employee Pension Contribution Rates from 1 September 2025 and applicable Salary Bands
    • Annual Benefit Statement and Remediable Service Statement Exercise 2025
    • Annual Allowance 2024-25
    • Pension Savings Statement 2024-25
    • Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) pension schemes - Lump Sum Allowance and Lump Sum and Death Benefit Allowance (formerly LTA)
    • Website Update on McCloud Remedy

    2024

    • Reminder: buying Added Pension before 1 April 2024 and information about and deadlines for buying Added Pension and EPA during 2024-25
    • Employee Pension Contribution Rates from 1 April 2024 and applicable Salary Bands
    • Digital Newsletter 4 - Are You Affected By The 2015 Remedy (McCloud)
    • Buying Added Pension for 2023-24 Reminder And New Deadline Dates For Added Pension For 2023-24
    • Annual Benefit Statement and Remediable Service Statement Exercise 2024
    • Annual Allowance 2023-24
    • Pension Savings Statement 2023-24
    • Remedy Pension Savings Statements (Remedy PSS) 2023-24
    • ADDENDUM - Remedy Pension Savings Statements (Remedy PSS)
    • Relocation of Pensions Division

     

    If you require an Employee Pension notice published before 2024, please contact Civil Service Pensions.

     

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