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Deceased partners pension
soupdragon53
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If this as been covered apologies.
My late wife passed away 6 months before reaching retirement. After leaving school she worked for the IRS for a couple of years, then various jobs while having 3 children. I was told even though she paid pensions contribution I wasn't entitled to it because she passed away before reaching 65. Her government pension contributions also didn't count because those days it was 10yrs service. Are the authorities allowed to do this? If so why ?
Thank you
My late wife passed away 6 months before reaching retirement. After leaving school she worked for the IRS for a couple of years, then various jobs while having 3 children. I was told even though she paid pensions contribution I wasn't entitled to it because she passed away before reaching 65. Her government pension contributions also didn't count because those days it was 10yrs service. Are the authorities allowed to do this? If so why ?
Thank you
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From a quick look, it appears your wife probably worked at IRS prior to 1977.More details would be required. I suggest you compose the details and others will advice. Just her age and employment would be enough.0
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IRS? The US Inland Revenue Service?0
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Just to confirm, you are aware that this is a UK forum right? Not US forum.soupdragon53 said:If this as been covered apologies.
My late wife passed away 6 months before reaching retirement. After leaving school she worked for the IRS for a couple of years, then various jobs while having 3 children. I was told even though she paid pensions contribution I wasn't entitled to it because she passed away before reaching 65. Her government pension contributions also didn't count because those days it was 10yrs service. Are the authorities allowed to do this? If so why ?
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I suspect the OP meant IR (Inland Revenue). IRS is the Internal Revenue Service.No free lunch, and no free laptop
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1. As Blackbeard says, probally yes. But worth checking the dates to make suresoupdragon53 said:
Are the authorities allowed to do this?
If so why ?
Thank you
2. Because those were the scheme rules at the time your wife was a member0 -
This doesn't look like a UK scenario at all - I think IRS is probably right and it is a US post?soupdragon53 said:If this as been covered apologies.
My late wife passed away 6 months before reaching retirement. After leaving school she worked for the IRS for a couple of years, then various jobs while having 3 children. I was told even though she paid pensions contribution I wasn't entitled to it because she passed away before reaching 65. Her government pension contributions also didn't count because those days it was 10yrs service. Are the authorities allowed to do this? If so why ?
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