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2026 Annual Benefit Statements/Remediable Service Statement (ABS/RSS)
HSC Pension Service will be issuing active and deferred members ABS/RSS Statements via the Engage portal formerly Member Self Service (MSS) at the end of August 2026. Email will be distributed to members to advise ABS/RSS has been uploaded onto their Engage portal.
If you are not impacted by the McCloud Age Discrimination remedy you will receive a standard Annual Benefit Statement and you have no further action to take.
Members of the Firefighters Pension Scheme 2007 or a special members of the modified New Firefighters Pension Scheme 2007 impacted by the McCloud Age Discrimination remedy may have action to take within 12 weeks from 31 August 2026 if they wish to pay the contributions you owe to the scheme this year rather than waiting to retirement.
Standard members of the New Firefighter’s Pension Scheme 2007 who are not eligible for the Matthews Second Options exercise may have action to take as they can either defer until retirement or claim back overpaid contributions now owing to them now.
Pension Bulletins 22 and 24 under Firefighters’ Pension Bulletin 22 | HSC Pension Service and Firefighters’ Pension Update – Bulletin 24 | HSC Pension Service provides further details on actions to take.
Some members may have experienced difficulty logging onto their platform; if you previously registered for MSS, you will need to re-register for Engage. There are videos explaining the registration and login process on this link NIFRS Engage (previously Member Self Service) | HSC Pension Service
A step-by-step ABS/RSS guidance video has also been uploaded to the HSC Pension Service website under Annual Benefit Statements – Remediable Service Statements | HSC Pension Service to assist members with navigating and understanding their statements.
Additionally, anyone who opted out of the legacy scheme prior to April 2022 but would not have if they had been allowed to remain in that scheme, please review the following link on Contingent Decision Guidance Contingent Decisions (NIFRS) | HSC Pension Service
If you are logging on from your work device and having issues due to not having permissions to access HSC Pension Service webpage, please contact IT Support on this link HSCNI Call Portal
For queries relating to ABS/RSS pension contribution adjustments, please contact via email McCloud@nifrs.org
For queries relating to your ABS/RSS Statement, please contact HSC Pension Service directly at NIFRSABSQueries@hscni.net