# The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Regulation 21: Amendment of regulation 30


(1) Regulation 30 (members’ contributions: employees) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (3)—
(a) for “year 2023/24”, substitute “years 2024/25 to 2027/28”;
(b) for the table, substitute—
“
Table Scheme Years 2024/25 to 2027/28
Column 1
Column 2
Pensionable earnings band
Contribution percentage rate
Up to £13,259
5.2%
£13,260 to £26,831
6.5%
£26,832 to £32,691
8.3%
£32,692 to £49,078
9.8%
£49,079 to £62,924
10.7%
£62,925 and above
12.5%.
”.
(3) In paragraph (3A)—
(a) for “year 2023/24”, substitute “years 2024/25 to 2027/28”;
(b) for the table, substitute—
“
Table Scheme Years 2024/25 to 2027/28
Column 1
Column 2
Pensionable earnings band
Contribution percentage rate
Up to £13,259
5.2%
£13,260 to £26,831
6.5%
£26,832 to £32,691
8.3%
£32,692 to £49,078
9.8%
£49,079 to £62,924
10.7%
£62,925 and above
12.5%.
”.
(4) After paragraph (6), insert—
“(7) The figures in column 1 of the tables in paragraph (3) and (3A) (except the figures £13,259 and £13,260) are to be increased at the beginning of each scheme year starting with the scheme year 2025/26, and ending with (and including) scheme year 2027/28, if there is a relevant increase in the consumer prices index for that scheme year, by the appropriate percentage for the scheme year rounded up to the nearest £1.
(8) For the purposes of paragraph (7)—
(a) there is a relevant increase in the consumer prices index for a scheme year if the consumer prices index for the month of September before that scheme year is higher than that for the previous September;
(b) the appropriate percentage for the scheme year is the same percentage as any percentage increase in the consumer prices index over the period specified by sub-paragraph (a);
(c) the “consumer prices index” means the general index of consumer prices (for all items) published by the Statistics Board, a body corporate established by section 1 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007;
(d) where there is a relevant increase after 1st April 2025, the figures to be increased on the relevant date are the figures applicable to the previous scheme year.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/281/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-schemes-amendment-regulations-2024/regulation-21
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