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Claiming dependents pension from deceased ex husband
Eloquentlady
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My ex husband was in the fire service. When I divorced him many years ago I went for a full and final settlement which meant I had no claim on any of his pensions. We had two children.
I discovered that I was able to claim from his pension for my two children whilst they were in full time education up to the age of 23. The normal rules of child benefit/child tax credits etc ending for advanced education at 18/19 didn’t apply and even though this had ended for one of my children they were still able to claim from the pension.
If they are under 18 then the parent/guardian with responsibility needs to apply but for those over 18 they need to apply for themselves.
Just thought I’d share this as like me, if you think there is no claim after age 18 then it’s always worth enquiring.
I don’t know how this applies to other pensions, but still, worth the ‘ask’.
I discovered that I was able to claim from his pension for my two children whilst they were in full time education up to the age of 23. The normal rules of child benefit/child tax credits etc ending for advanced education at 18/19 didn’t apply and even though this had ended for one of my children they were still able to claim from the pension.
If they are under 18 then the parent/guardian with responsibility needs to apply but for those over 18 they need to apply for themselves.
Just thought I’d share this as like me, if you think there is no claim after age 18 then it’s always worth enquiring.
I don’t know how this applies to other pensions, but still, worth the ‘ask’.
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