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UIN 210696

Armed Forces: Pensions

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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15 October 2014

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18 November 2014 · Answer

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Answered

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Defence

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18 November 2014

Defence

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of enabling all armed forces' widows to retain their pension in the event of later cohabiting or remarrying.

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  1. 15 October 2014

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will estimate the cost to the public purse of enabling all armed forces' widows to retain their pension in the event of later cohabiting or remarrying.

    Source: Commons

  2. 18 November 2014

    Answer

    We have decided to change both the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 75 (AFPS75) and the War Pension Scheme (WPS). The changes we have made will ensure that from 1 April 2015, widows, widowers and surviving civil partners of all members of the Armed Forces Pens...

    Source: Written answer

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