Publications

PRINCIPAL CIVIL SERVICE PENSION SCHEME (NORTHERN IRELAND) [PCSPS(NI)] – PENSIONS AND TAX MESSAGE FOR HIGH EARNERS – TRANSITIONAL PROTECTION DEADLINE 
 

DEO 06/2009 contained guidance for Departments on disclosure of salary, pension and compensation information in resource accounts.

This DEO reminds Departments, their Agencies and NDPBs who retain payroll responsibility for industrial staff of a change to the method for calculating member contributions to the classic plus, premium and nuvos pension arrangements.

The introduction by HMRC of a ‘Special Annual Allowance’ limiting tax relief on pension saving for individuals with an annual income of £150,000 or more.   

CSP (Civil Service Pensions), DFP (Department of Finance and Personnel), requires confirmation that all NDPBs (NonDepartmental Public Body) sponsored by NICS Departments continue to comply with the conditions which permit the NDPB to retain their

This DEO reminds Departments of the deadline for payment of pension contributions for 2008-09.         

This DEO provides guidance for Departments, their Agencies, and NDPBs on the salary, pension and compensation information which should be disclosed in accounts for 2008-09, and the procedure for requesting the relevant PCSPS(NI) pension informatio

This DEO provides guidance for Departments, their Agencies, and NDPBs on the salary, pension and compensation information which should be disclosed in accounts for 2008-09, and the procedure for requesting the relevant PCSPS(NI) pension informatio

PRINCIPAL CIVIL SERVICE PENSION SCHEME (NORTHERN IRELAND) [PCSPS(NI)] – PENSIONS AND TAX MESSAGE FOR HIGH EARNERS – TRANSITIONAL PROTECTION DEADLINE 

This DEO announces the details of increases in public service pensions, which will take effect from 6 April 2009.   

This DEO announces a new limit of £123,600 on pensionable pay for certain members of the PCSPS(NI) pension arrangements. 

This DEO announces the ASLC salary bands effective from 1 April 2009. These rates and bands will apply to all Classic, Classic Plus, Premium and Nuvos members of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme (Northern Ireland).  
 

To remind Departments and high earner members of the NICS  that all applications to register for transitional protection against the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) tax charge must be made to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by 5 April

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1. DEO 35/2008 advised Departments that under the new tax rules for pensions introduced on 6 April 2006 PCSPS(NI) members on career break who want to continue to make payments to their added years contract can do so during their absence.

1. DEO 06/2008 reminded Departments of the introduction of Added Pension for all members of classic, classic plus and premium from 1 March 2008, and the final deadline for the receipt of new Added Years contracts, which is 29 February 2008.

This DEO provides confirmation of the removal of the NICS default age of retirement at age 65, with effect from 1 September 2008, and advises Departments of the action to be taken to ensure all staff are covered by the revised procedures.

This DEO announces the introduction of the above amendment schemes by the Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP).

The purpose of this EPN is to:     

To update Departments on action being taken by Civil Service Pensions (CSP) to notify some PCSPS(NI) pensioners that there has been an error in the calculation of their pension and they have been overpaid.