This is also known as Early Payment of Preserved Benefits (EPPB).
Members can take EPDB if they:
- have deferred benefits in the Scheme
- were in pensionable NHS employment on or after 31 March 2000
- want to take their deferred benefits before their Normal Pension Age (NPA).
If you were a member of the 1995 Section and joined before 6 April 2006, you can choose to take your benefits from age 50.
If you joined on or after 6 April 2006 or you were a member of the 2008 Section, you can choose to take your benefits from age 55.