Nursing Pensions
Nov 20th 2003, 10:48 pm
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Nursing Pensions
Hiya
Wondered what everyone is doing with their NHS pension.
I dont know what to do with it once i emigrate.
Suggestions or comments please :-)
Wondered what everyone is doing with their NHS pension.
I dont know what to do with it once i emigrate.
Suggestions or comments please :-)
Nov 20th 2003, 10:56 pm
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Re: Nursing Pensions
Originally posted by LondonNurse
Hiya
Wondered what everyone is doing with their NHS pension.
I dont know what to do with it once i emigrate.
Suggestions or comments please :-)
Hiya
Wondered what everyone is doing with their NHS pension.
I dont know what to do with it once i emigrate.
Suggestions or comments please :-)
I think Claireg3 might be able to answer this one,I know she is transferring her pension when she goes and knowing Claire she will have researched this considerably
I am sure she will add her comments next time she is online
Wish I could help you more
Di
Nov 20th 2003, 11:01 pm
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Thanks Di,
Will look out for Claire and send her a PM when I see her.
I'm thinking about all the little things tonite - just come off nights and im wide awake for an odd reason!
Will look out for Claire and send her a PM when I see her.
I'm thinking about all the little things tonite - just come off nights and im wide awake for an odd reason!
Nov 21st 2003, 9:47 am
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Hello London Nurse,
I've contacted the pensions office to ask about advice on this. They said that we can freeze or transfer, as a general rule they told me it wasnt really worth freezing anything less than 15 years as it would be pretty worthless. They are going to write to me with further details so I'll let you know when I receive that.
Michaela
I've contacted the pensions office to ask about advice on this. They said that we can freeze or transfer, as a general rule they told me it wasnt really worth freezing anything less than 15 years as it would be pretty worthless. They are going to write to me with further details so I'll let you know when I receive that.
Michaela
Nov 21st 2003, 10:45 am
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Just read Diane's post 
I have looked into it on a fairly basic level and I came to the same conclusion as Michaela. Unless you have donkeys years of pension behind you it isn't worth keeping here. I've got 10 years worth of NHS pension and my husband has 5 and I had already decided to transfer it before I spoke to someone at the NHS pensions place.
Once we have a superannuation fund set up in Oz we just have to get them to contact the NHS lot who will then organise transferring it out.
Hope this has been useful
Claire:lecture:
I have looked into it on a fairly basic level and I came to the same conclusion as Michaela. Unless you have donkeys years of pension behind you it isn't worth keeping here. I've got 10 years worth of NHS pension and my husband has 5 and I had already decided to transfer it before I spoke to someone at the NHS pensions place.
Once we have a superannuation fund set up in Oz we just have to get them to contact the NHS lot who will then organise transferring it out.
Hope this has been useful
Claire:lecture:
