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SURVIVOR'S PENSION AFTER THE DEATH OF A FORMER COUNCILLOR MEMBER ON PENSION
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For Widows |
 A Short-Term Survivor's Pension
Pension the deceased was receiving* (payable for 3 months** after the deceased's date of death)
FOLLOWED BY
A Long-Term Survivor's Pension
1/2 x Pension the deceased was receiving***
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*Or would have received but for a reduction as a result of early retirement or had it not been paid as a lump sum due to exceptional ill health
**Payable for 6 months after the deceased's date of death if there are eligible children in the care of the deceased's widow.
***Or would have received but for a reduction as a result of early retirement or as a result of an exchange of pension for an increased lump sum, or had it not been paid as a lump sum due to exceptional ill health
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For Widowers |
 A Short-Term Survivor's Pension
Pension the deceased was receiving* (payable for 3 months** after the deceased's date of death)
FOLLOWED BY
A Long-Term Survivor's Pension
1/2 x Pension the deceased was receiving***
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*Or would have received but for a reduction as a result of early retirement or had it not been paid as a lump sum due to exceptional ill health
**Payable for 6 months after the deceased's date of death if there are eligible children in the care of the deceased's widow.
***Or would have received but for a reduction as a result of early retirement or as a result of an exchange of pension for an increased lump sum, or had it not been paid as a lump sum due to exceptional ill health
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For Registered Civil Partners
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 A Short-Term Survivor's Pension
Pension the deceased was receiving* (payable for 3 months** after the deceased's date of death)
FOLLOWED BY
A Long-Term Survivor's Pension
1/2 x Pension the deceased was receiving***
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*Or would have received but for a reduction as a result of early retirement or had it not been paid as a lump sum due to exceptional ill health
**Payable for 6 months after the deceased's date of death if there are eligible children in the care of the deceased's widow.
***Or would have received but for a reduction as a result of early retirement or as a result of an exchange of pension for an increased lump sum, or had it not been paid as a lump sum due to exceptional ill health
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PLEASE NOTE:
If you married after retirement and you had retired on the grounds of permanent ill health, the widow’s or widower’s pension will only be based on half of your basic pension i.e. excluding any enhancement to your pension on account of ill health retirement. If you entered into a civil partnership after retirement, the civil partner’s pension will be half your pension.
