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Widows Pension on remarriage

I have recently emigrated to NZ and am shortly getting remarried. Should I pre decease my new wife will she be entitled to a UK widows pension? I am currently receiving a UK state pension. All comments welcome.

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  • margaretclare
    margaretclare Posts: 10,789 Forumite
    I have recently emigrated to NZ and am shortly getting remarried. Should I pre decease my new wife will she be entitled to a UK widows pension? I am currently receiving a UK state pension. All comments welcome.

    I'm not sure there is such a thing any more as a 'widow's pension'. She could probably claim retirement pension against your contribution record, but not sure that's the same thing.
    [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Æ[/FONT]r ic wisdom funde, [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]æ[/FONT]r wear[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]ð[/FONT] ic eald.
    Before I found wisdom, I became old.
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