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NHS Pension Scheme (PO-23874)

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Ms E’s complaint is upheld and to put matters right NHS Pensions shall allow her to submit an appeal against the 2015 decision not to pay her a pension under Regulation E2A.

Complaint summary

Ms E disagrees with the decision not to award her ill health early retirement benefits when her NHS employment was terminated.

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Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund (PO-24656)

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I do not uphold Mrs Y’s complaint and no further action is required by Barclays.

Complaint summary

Mrs Y’s complaint against Barclays is about the reconsideration decision made in September 2017 and the level of ill health retirement (IHR) pension which resulted from that decision.

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NHS Pension Scheme (PO-29101)

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I do not uphold Mr K’s complaint and no further action is required by NHS BSA.

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Mr K has raised a complaint against NHS BSA because his application for deferred ill health retirement (IHR) has been turned down.

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NHS Pension Scheme (PO-19443)

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Mr N’s complaint is upheld and to put matters right NHS Pensions shall review its decision on Mr N’s application for early payment of his deferred benefits (EPDB) under regulation L1(3)(b). It shall also pay Mr N £500 for distress and inconvenience.

Complaint summary

Mr N’s complaint is that his application for EPDB on the grounds of ill health has not been considered properly.

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Local Government Pension Scheme (PO-24573)

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Mrs Y’s complaint is upheld and to put matters right SFRS shall reconsider Mrs Y’s application for an ill health retirement pension (IHRP).

Complaint summary

Mrs Y’s complaint concerns SFRS’ decision not to award her an IHRP from active status.

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NHS Superannuation Scheme (Scotland) (PO-28346)

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I do not uphold Mrs S’ complaint and no further action is required by SPPA.

Complaint summary

Mrs S’ complaint against SPPA concerns its decision not to award her an ill health early retirement pension (IHER).

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Teachers’ Pensions Scheme (PO-25572)

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Mr S’ complaint against TP is partly upheld, but there is a part of the complaint I do not agree with. To put matters right (for the part that is upheld) TP shall pay Mr S £1,000 in recognition of the serious distress and inconvenience he has suffered.

Complaint summary

Mr S’ complaint against TP is that the ill health pension he is receiving is incorrect.

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The Robert Horne Group Pension Scheme (PO-18939)

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I do not uphold Mr T’s complaint and no further action is required by the Trustee or Barnett Waddingham.

Complaint summary

Mr T has complained that he was not paid his Scheme benefits early on the grounds of ill health, despite having applied for them on this basis. He has complained that, as a result, his pension was reduced when the Scheme entered the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) Assessment Period. Mr T has also complained that his pension has not been increased for two years.

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Armed Forces Pension Scheme 2015 (PO-26433)

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I do not uphold Mr N’s complaint and no further action is required by Veterans UK .

Complaint summary

Mr N has disputed the level of ill health retirement benefits awarded to him under the Scheme.

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BT Pension Scheme (CAS-29766-K3N5)

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I do not uphold Mr L’s complaint and no further action is required by the Trustee.

Complaint summary

Mr L’s complaint against the Trustee is that he has not been awarded an ill health retirement pension (IHRP) from the Scheme. Mr L believes that he should have been offered a cooling off period by the Scheme’s administrator (the Administrator) after his pension benefits were crystallised in October 2018, in which he subsequently could have applied for an IHRP.

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