A Scheme Pays election is where a member who is subject to an annual allowance (AA) charge, elects for the relevant pension scheme to pay the charge on their behalf. The HSC Pension Service will only pay the AA charge if the scheme receives a Scheme Pay election notification and the member meets the mandatory requirements prescribed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Where a Scheme Pays election is made, the member’s benefits are reduced in line with factors provided by the scheme actuary.
There are two restrictions that apply to pension savings. These are:
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- the amount you can increase your pension value by in any one year – the Annual Allowance (AA) and
- the amount you can have as a total value from all your pension savings in your lifetime – the Lifetime Allowance (LTA).
The Annual Allowance is commonly worked out by the growth in your benefits in a year. The AA limit covers all your pensions, except your state pension, therefore all other pension savings need to be added together. From 6th April 2014 the Annual Allowance reduced to £40,000 a year.
- Annual Allowance - Scheme Pays Facility
A factsheet that provides details of how the Scheme Pays Facility works within the HSC Pension Scheme. - Annual Allowance - Scheme Pays Facility for Transition Members
- Annual Allowance - Scheme Pays FAQs
- SPE2
- SPE2 2017/18 Onwards
Complete this form if you want to elect for HSC Pension Service to pay your Annual Allowance charge - Annual Allowance Charge and SPE2 Guidance Notes - Tax Years 2011/12 and 2012/13
These notes are to assist you in considering whether to elect for the HSC Pension Scheme to pay the Annual Allowance charge on your behalf
Annual-Allowance-Estimating-the-Cost-of-Scheme-Pays_.pdf
Annual-Allowance-Scheme-Pays-SPE-2-2017-18-onwards-V11.pdf