Pension circulars

Employer contribution rates

This circular updates information about the employer contribution rate for members of the NITPS from 1 April 2024.

• Circular 2024/02 - Change to Employer Contribution Rate for Members of the NI Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

This briefing paper provides additional information about the change to the employer contribution rate for members of the NITPS.

• Briefing Paper – 2024 Employer Contribution Rate for members of the NI Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

Previous employer contribution rates

This circular updates information about the employer contribution rate for members of the NITPS from 1 April 2019.

• 2019/09 Change to Employer Contribution Rate for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS) 

This briefing paper provides additional information about the change to the employer contribution rate for members of the NITPS.

• Briefing Paper - Employer Contribution Rate for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS) 

Salary bands for contribution rates

This circular updates information about salary bands for contribution rates for members of the NITPS from April 2024.

• 2024/03 Changes to Salary Bands for Contribution Rates for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS).

Previous contribution rates circular

This circular updates information about salary bands for contribution rates for members of the NITPS from April 2023

• 2023/04 Changes to Salary Bands for Contribution Rates for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS)

This circular updates information about salary bands for contribution rates for members of the NITPS from April 2021.

• 2021/05 Changes to Salary Bands for Contribution Rates for Member of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS)

This circular updates information about salary bands for contribution rates for members of the NITPS from April 2020.

• 2020/01 Changes to Salary Bands for Contribution Rates for Member of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS)

This circular updates information about salary bands for contribution rates for members of the NITPS from April 2018.

• 2018/02 Changes to Salary Bands for Contribution Rates for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS) 

This circular updates information about salary bands for contribution rates for members of the NITPS from April 2017.

• 2017/03 Changes to Salary Bands for Contribution Rates for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS)

This circular updates information about contribution rates for members of the NITPS from April 2015.

•  2015/10 Increases to Contribution Rates for Members of the NI Teachers' Pension Scheme (NITPS) DE Decision

Efficient discharge

This circular provides details on the requirements governing the operation of Efficient Discharge in the 2015/16 financial year.

• 2015/05 Termination of Employment on the Grounds of the Efficient Discharge of the Employers Function
• Application for Termination of a Teacher's Employment on the Grounds of Efficient Discharge

Prematurely retired teachers

This circular provides advice about the re-employment of prematurely retired teachers.

• 2011/07 Re-employment of Prematurely Retired Teachers

This circular provides guidance on changes to the Teachers' Premature Retirement Compensation Scheme ("the Scheme") in Northern Ireland.

• 2010/14 Teachers' Premature Retirement Compensation Scheme

Tax-relief for pensions

This circular provides information about changes to the treatment of tax relief for pensions.

• 2011/06 Changes to the Treatment of Tax Relief for Pensions

Ill-health retirement applications

This circular sets out modified arrangements for the processing of ill-health retirement applications by members of the Northern Ireland Teachers' Superannuation Scheme.

• 1998/29  The Teachers Superannuation Scheme (Northern Ireland) Retirement on Health Grounds

Estimates of pension benefits

This circular advises of the procedure for requesting estimates of pension benefits.

• 1998/01  Estimates of Pension Benefits