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overpayment of pension due to remarriage
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PensionTech wrote: »Another thought: did you change your name upon remarriage, and if so, have they been corresponding with you via your new name? This might also be a good indicator.
Presumably Smithy is male...? ('I also receive a widower’s pension from them')0 -
https://www.pensions-ombudsman.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/PO-2785.pdf
"Complaint Summary
Mrs Whelan’s complaint, which is made on behalf of the estate of Mrs Catherine Whealing,is that Teachers’ Pensions overpaid Mrs Whealing’s pension and are seeking repayment.
Summary of the Ombudsman’s determination and reasons
The complaint should not be upheld because Mrs Whealing ought to have known that that the pension would cease on remarriage."
may be of interest.0 -
Presumably Smithy is male...? ('I also receive a widower’s pension from them')
Quite right - I looked through the post for clues about gender but missed that, so decided to go with the assumption that bereaved spouses receiving contingent pension benefits are more often women than men. Apologies.I am a Technical Analyst at a third-party pension administration company. My job is to interpret rules and legislation and provide technical guidance, but I am not a lawyer or a qualified advisor of any kind and anything I say on these boards is my opinion only.0 -
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