finance

[bundoran]

can a person who is claiming widows pension also claim state pension?

[Postdog]

State pension is there for all and is not dependent or affected by anything else. You just have to be of qualifying age.

[hc4361]

The pension can be paid until the widow reaches 65 but if she retires after reaching state pension age (60 years) it will usually be replaced by the state pension. However the pension will stop if the widow remarries or payment will be suspended if she begins living with a man as his wife

http://www.hmrc.gov.u...eimanual/eim74607.htm


So apparently not.

[johnk]

Make a claim, they'll soon tell you.

[factor30]

Is the widow's pension from the state or private is it private pension?

[bundoran]

state

[hc4361]

Is the widow's pension from the state, too?

[bundoran]

yes

[hc4361]

In that case, no.

As soon as you qualify for the state pension, the widow's pension stops.

[bundoran]

many thanks for that info hc4361.was'nt sure