Added Years (T1)

There is no box for "added years" contributions: what do I do with them?

Added Years contributions are a type of Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs).

The total amount of AVCs paid for added years, additional pension and early retirement reduction buy out (ERRBO) needs to be added in box 7.

For more information see NHS Pensions Guidance.

How do AVCs etc get reconciled?

If you have a AVC % instalment based contract, the contributions due based on your actual earnings for the year are compared to contributions already deducted from the practice.

An adjustments is automatically calculated for the difference and applied to the practice's next monthly contractual statement

What is an added years contract?

An 'Added Years Contract' was a service based benefit only available in the 1995 pensions scheme. It allowed some members to purchase additional membership. For more information on Added Years, please see the NHS Pensions Member Hub.