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Greece paid pensions to the dead

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  • Davesnave
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    vivatifosi wrote: »
    I've come across a few pensioners that didn't have NI numbers. I think it must be a generational thing.

    Dad had one and he died in '05 at the age of 95.

    How old are these guys?:eek:
  • LydiaJ
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    I've just checked late-nearly-ex's death certificate, and there aren't any numbers of that kind at all - NI, NHS, anything.

    It just gives date & place of death, name, sex, date & place of birth, occupation, address, date inquest opened, medical cause of death & details of the coroner who signed it. However, it's only an interim certificate - I haven't got the "proper" one yet, so that may have the NI number on it or something.

    Interestingly, in the box called "Occupation and usual address" it says
    <his job> Husband of LydiaJ, <my job>
    <his address>
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  • vivatifosi
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    Davesnave wrote: »
    Dad had one and he died in '05 at the age of 95.

    How old are these guys?:eek:

    You need to think more of women than men. If they were a certain age and didn't work because they were SAHMs, why would they need an NI number? They will have inherited pension rights from their husband upon his death. Also some NI numbers were temporary back then and so aren't as traceable.
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  • Generali
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    According to the BBC, Japan is checking out some of her old people including a few that would have been born around 1840!
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