{"value":{"id":1642004,"askingMemberId":4471,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-05-10T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-05-15T00:00:00","uin":"187858","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of offering NHS staff the ability to take flexible retirement.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4423,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-08-07T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Department is implementing new retirement flexibilities for the NHS Pension Scheme. From 1 April 2023, we abolished the 16-hour rule that capped the amount of work retired staff returning to National Health Service employment could do before affecting their pension. Retired staff who return are now also able to build up further pension should they wish.</p><p>We also intend to make a new partial retirement option available to staff from October 2023. Staff will be able to draw down some or all their pension whilst continuing to work and build up further pension.</p><p>These measures are expected to help retain experienced NHS staff, whilst making it easier and more attractive for retired staff to return.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"NHS: Flexible Retirement","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1642004","method":"GET"}]}