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USS - best options when a terminal diagnosis is received?
Tarama
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Hello
A friend has a terminal diagnosis and is seeking to maximize their USS pension. Does anyone know what the potential options are because time is limited. Thank you.
A friend has a terminal diagnosis and is seeking to maximize their USS pension. Does anyone know what the potential options are because time is limited. Thank you.
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Go the USS website, a quick glance via google comes up with various situations and what may be available.
You can download the relevant explanatory guides as PDF docs from the site.0 -
sorry to hear about your friend. Are they of pensionable age? Do they have any other pensions? If there is nothing obvious on the website to get to talk to someone try contacting the bereavement team. I know that sounds morbid but they're the people that deal with the most sensitive issues and should know how to link in to what your friend needs to do.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Thank you Nearlyold (interesting title). I will do this but I think time is limited here and because there are many other issues to be sorted, my friend is not prioritising this one. Therefore, I want to help with this aspect of things. I know a fair bit about USS (I am in receipt of a USS pension and working in another HEI and contributing to a USS pension here too. But I don't know anything about this type of situation and I need to update myself quickly. I will access the this information on the USS site as soon as I can.Nearlyold said:Go the USS website, a quick glance via google comes up with various situations and what may be available.
You can download the relevant explanatory guides as PDF docs from the site.
Brie I hadn't thought of the bearevement team, although I suspect my friend may not be able to fact this - yet if ever. I will follow this up. Thank you.
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Is your friend's USS pension already in payment?Googling on your question might have been both quicker and easier, if you're only after simple facts rather than opinions!0
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