Publications

The purpose for this EPN is to inform Employers, covered by the NICS pension schemes that Civil Service Pensions (CSP) will require membership information for the 2017/18 financial year no later than 6 April 2018.

This is a response to a Freedom of information request relating to the Lyric Theatre

The purpose of this EPN is to inform employers that worked examples of Annual Allowance are now available on the Civil Service Pensions (Northern Ireland) website.

Background

The purpose of this EPN is to inform employers of changes to the Lifetime Allowance (LTA).

The Lifetime Allowance (LTA) is the maximum amount of tax-free pension savings you can have over your lifetime. Pension savings are subject to HMRC limits and the Lifetime Allowance is currently £1 million and is increasing to £1.03 million from April 2018.

The tables in the document below set out the Northern Ireland Budget allocations as announced by the Secretary of State on 8 March 2018.

For Employers with full HRConnect usage  -  The purpose of this EPN is to remind employers of the employee contribution rates from 1 April 2018 and the applicable salary bands.

For Employers with partial or no HRConnect usage - The purpose of this EPN is to remind employers of the contribution rates from 1 April 2018 and the applicable salary bands.

The Employee Pension Notice issued on 19 March 2015 provided you with information on changes to your employee contribution rates effective from 1 April 2015 and also included details of the rates until 31 March 2019.

Please use the links below to see Land & Property Services Management Board minutes for 2017 - 2018.

Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Board (NICSPB) meeting notes.

The Scottish Parliament agreed Scottish Income Tax rates and bands for the 2018 to 2019 tax year. In this newsletter we've included information to help clarify how the mechanisms for providing pension tax relief will operate in respect of Scottish taxpayers.

The purpose of this EPN is to advise employers of the details of increases in public service pensions, scheduled to take effect from 9 April 2018.

The purpose of this EPN is to announce the new pensionable earnings cap for the 2018/19 year

The purpose of this EPN is to announce the new pensionable earnings cap for the 2018/19 year.

This is a response to a Freedom of Information request relating to funding paid in respect of the boxing bout on 6 September 2014 between Carl Frampton and Kiko Martinez

ASLCs are the contributions paid by employers to the Civil Superannuation Vote every month to provide pension cover for those of their staff who are members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service pension schemes.

ASLCs are the contributions paid by employers to the Civil Superannuation Vote every month to provide pension cover for those of their staff who are members of the Northern Ireland Civil Service pension schemes.

Please find below the 'Non-Disclosure Agreement' for the arrangement for provision of postal services to the NI public sector, for the 2018 price increase.