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Member Knowledge Article

2015 Remedy - Ill health retirement

I took ill health retirement between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2022 (the Remedy period). What does this mean for me?

If you retired on Ill Health between 01 April 2015 and 31 March 2022 and are eligible for the 2015 Remedy (McCloud), you've been reassessed for Ill Health Retirement under the alternative scheme, either PCSPS or alpha depending on your circumstances.

This is to understand whether any member who applied for Ill Health Retirement during that period would have been eligible for Ill Health benefits in the alternative pension scheme.

The reassessment has not affected your original Ill Health application.

We have written to the relevant members to advise next steps.

I was refused ill health retirement between 01 April 2015 and 30 June 2017, what does this mean for me?

For members who were refused Ill Health Retirement, after a medical assessment by the Scheme Medical Advisor (Health Advisor), between 01 April 2015 and 30 June 2017 and are eligible for the 2015 Remedy (McCloud), the time to request a reassessment has now closed.

We have written to the members who requested a reassessment to advise next steps.

Unfortunately, members are no longer able to request a reassessment. If you'd like to raise a complaint, then please contact Cabinet Office directly and follow their Independent Dispute Resolution route.

I was refused ill health retirement between 01 July 2017 and 31 March 2022, what does this mean for me?

If you were refused Ill Health Retirement, after a medical assessment by the Scheme Medical Advisor (Health Management Limited), between 01 July 2017 and 31 March 2022 and are eligible for the 2015 Remedy (McCloud), you've been reassessed for Ill Health Retirement under the alternative scheme, either PCSPS or alpha depending on your circumstances.

This is to understand whether any member who applied for ill health retirement during that period would have been eligible for ill health benefits in the alternative pension scheme.

We have written to the relevant members to advise next steps.

I want to request a Remedy ill health reassessment, what do I have to do?

Unfortunately, members are no longer able to request a reassessment. If you'd like to raise a complaint, then please contact Cabinet Office directly and follow their Independent Dispute Resolution route.