I am writing to confirm that I have now completed my search for the information which you requested.

Request

You asked us:

Can you let me know how many eligible people were in the following 2 groups as of 1st October 2025, and within these 2 groups, how many have been sent RSS information to allow them to make a choice under the McCloud Remedy

2 - Retired by 1st October, 2023 and were formerly taper protected and only legacy benefits in payment

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 12 October 2025.

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000.

Our response

Group 1
Total members in group 1 is 4,076
Total members in group 1 who have been sent an RSS is 1,742

Group 2
Total members in group 2 is 10,727
Total members in group 2 who have been sent an RSS is 4,850

Data Queries

Please contact foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.

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The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2025”. Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.