Request

Ill health retired nhs pensioners who came out of retirement to assist in the covid 19 pandemic as employees then further down the line lost tier2 payment reduced to tier 1 and have to pay back tax owed. Date Range: 1 December 2020 – 31 December 2022

Response

I am writing to advise you that following a search of our paper and electronic records, I have established that the information you requested is not held by the NHSBSA.

Advice and assistance

We do hold information on the number of staff who claimed their award under ‘Ill Health’ Tier 2 in a specific pension year and subsequently received a Tier 1 Ill Health award. However, the information does not necessarily indicate the reason the individual returned to work. Therefore, it cannot be determined whether their return was to assist during the COVID period.

Please find the below links to helpful sites regarding returning to work after ill health retirement.

Returning to work after ill health retirement is mentioned on this page and directs to the re-employment webpage - https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/member-hub/applying-ill-health-pension-benefits

You can find the ‘Returning to work following ill health retirement’ factsheet on this page - https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensioner-hub/re-employment