Pension for Widow

outlaw777

Hi all please advise my parent has turned 65 years old is a widow of a businessman who owned a Ltd Company, her role was a homemaker, please advise is she entitled to any pension if so please advise would this be a state pension and how does this work and how to apply please?

molerat

For the state pension, which is due at age 66, she needs to get a pension forecast https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension

Depending on when her spouse was due his state pension and when he died she may be entitled to some state pension based on his contributions.

Any other pension will be down to what he paid in to.

outlaw777

Unable to log in online so cant do above please advise?

JoeCrystal

outlaw777 said:

Unable to log in online so cant do above please advise?

Please read the rest of the webpage linked by molerat. You can ring up or post a form...

Marcon

outlaw777 said:

Unable to log in online so cant do above please advise?

It might be helpful for your mother to set up a government gateway account, which will then facilitate access to various things which are most easily done online.

xylophone

https://www.gov.uk/check-state-pension

 If your mother is unable to use the on line service, then she will need to fill in and post the request form as set out in the above.

Your mother will reach SPA in the new system.

What was your father's situation in this regard?

See

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181235/derived-inherited-entitlement.pdf

tacpot12

Did her husband have his own pension? The company might have records about pension payments that were made.  His pension fund might be avaiable to your mother.

outlaw777

Thanks all I will take a wee look thank you