Publications

Civil Service Pensions issued an Employees Pension Notice EPN 35/2014 to notify staff of the launch of the Department of Finance and Personnel consultation on the Defined Contribution arrangements.

The purpose for this EPN is to inform Employers, covered by the PCSPS(NI)
that Civil Service Pensions, DFP will require membership information for the 2014/15 financial year no later than 3 April 2015.
 

The purpose for this EPN is to inform HR Connect, Employers, Agencies and NDPB’s covered by the PCSPS(NI) that Civil Service Pensions, DFP will require membership information for the 2014/15 financial year no later than 3 April 2015.
 

The purpose of this EPN is to provide employers with information relating to Death Benefit nominations and Pensions for Partners following the introduction of the alpha pension scheme.
 

The purpose of this EPN is to announce the new pensionable earnings cap for the 2015 – 16 year.
 

The purpose for this EPN is to notify employers of Salary Bands and the correct employee rates from 1st April 2015.
 

The purpose for this EPN is to notify employers of Salary Bands and the 
correct employee rates from 1st April 2015.
 

The purpose for this EPN is to notify you that with the introduction of the new Civil Service pension scheme alpha from 1 April 2015, the way employee contribution rates are assessed is changing.

The purpose of this EPN is to remind employers that EPN 31/2014 was issued on 14 November 2014 requesting information from employers on whether or not they may be considering using the provisions of CSCS(NI)
during the 2015 – 2016 year.
 

The purpose of this Employer Pension Notice is to notify employers that Civil Service Pensions is now in a period of ‘black out’ with limited availability to the current pension administration systems and of the arrangements that will be in plac

The purpose of this EPN is to provide employers with further information on buying an EPA and Added Pension in alpha and to inform employers that an EPA estimator and Added Pension calculator for alpha are now available on the Civil Service Pensions (N

The purpose of this EPN is to provide employers with further information on buying an EPA and Added Pension in alpha and to inform employers that an EPA estimator and Added Pension calculator for alpha are now available on the Civil Service Pensions (N

EPA is a new feature in alpha. In exchange for the payment of additional EPA contributions, an alpha pension scheme member can build up a pension which can be paid in full, without reduction, from an age earlier than their Normal Pension Age (NPA).

Each UK government department and all devolved administrations have an obligation to provide Her Majesty's Treasury (HMT) with monthly outturn and forecast outturn information.

The purpose of this EPN is to advise employers of the details of increases in public service pensions, which will take effect from 6 April 2015.
 

The purpose for this EPN is to advise employers of ASLC rates and Salary Bands which will take effect from 1 April 2015, and that Civil Service Pensions will notify HRConnect of the ASLC ratesand Salary Bands.

The purpose for this EPN is to advise employers of Salary Bands and ASLC rates which will take effect from 1 April 2015.
 

This is a new voluntary exit scheme that will operate under the terms already set out in the NICS terms and conditions of service and in line with the rules of the civil service compensation scheme and which came into effect on 1 April 2014.

Step by step example of how to use the Compensation Calculator

The purpose of this Employer Pension Notice is to notify employers and
staff of the arrangements for the NICS Voluntary Exit Scheme.