Government proposals for legal recognition for same-sex relationships will lead to joint state pensi...
Government proposals for legal recognition for same-sex relationships will lead to joint state pension benefits for the couple and the right for one partner to claim survivor benefits after the death of the other in private schemes. In practical terms, the Government is proposing registered partners get the same state pension rights as married couples once entitlement for husbands and wives is equalised in 2010. From that date, the state pension age for men and women will begin to be equalised over a 10-year period to age 65 and derived pension rights will be available to husbands and ...
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