
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Social Care Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and come into operation on 1st April 2025.
2 
The Health and Social Care Pension Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 are amended as provided by regulations 3 to 5.
3 
In regulation 30 (members’ contributions: employees)—
(1) In paragraph (3)—
(a) for “scheme years 2024/25” substitute “scheme years 2025/26”;
(b) for the table, substitute—“

Column 1 Column 2
Pensionable earnings band Contribution percentage rate
Up to £13,259 5.20%
£13,260 to £26,831 6.70%
£26,832 to £32,691 8.50%
£32,692 to £49,078 10.00%
£49,079 to £62,924 10.90%
£62,925 and above 12.70%”.
(2) in paragraph (3A)—
(a) for “scheme years 2024/25” substitute “scheme years 2025/26”;
(b) for the table substitute—“

Column 1 Column 2
Pensionable earnings band Contribution percentage rate
Up to £13,259 5.20%
£13,260 to £26,831 6.70%
£26,832 to £32,691 8.50%
£32,692 to £49,078 10.00%
£49,079 to £62,924 10.90%
£62,925 and above 12.70%”.
4 
In regulation 31 (members’ contributions: practitioners and non-GP providers)—
(a) in paragraph (9)(b) omit “and each subsequent scheme year”;
(b) in paragraph (9)(c), for “scheme years 2024/25 to 2027/28, Table 3” substitute “scheme year 2024/25, Table 3;”;
(c) after subparagraph (c), insert—“
(d) in respect of the scheme years 2025/26 to 2027/28, Table 4.”;
(d) for the heading on table 2 omit “and each subsequent scheme year”;
(e) for the heading on table 3 omit “to 2027/28”;
(f) after table 3 insert—“

Column 1 Column 2
Pensionable earnings band Contribution percentage rate
Up to £13,259 5.20%
£13,260 to £26,831 6.70%
£26,832 to £32,691 8.50%
£32,692 to £49,078 10.00%
£49,079 to £62,924 10.90%
£62,925 and above 12.70%”.
(g) In paragraph (11) for “Table 3” substitute “Table 4”.
5 
Schedule 13 (definitions), for the entry in column 2 corresponding to the expression active member, for “124(1)” substitute “121(1)”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 5th February 2025.
(L.S.)Philip Rodgers
A senior officer of the Department of Health
The Department of Finance consents to the foregoing Regulations.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance on 5th February 2025.
(L.S.)Jeff McGuinness
A senior officer of the Department of Finance
