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25th Sep 2018, 08:03

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Originally Posted by ForcesPensionSociety

I am afraid that AFPS 75 is an old fashioned scheme which requires that children be children of a marriage which took place before leaving the Armed Forces.

If she were married, her husband could be entitled to benefits. She would have had to serve on or after 1 October 1987 to qualify. If the marriage took place after she left the Armed Forces, the pension would be based on service on and after 6 April 1978 only.

My informant assumed AFPS75, I admit I never looked at details of the various schemes except to buy in to the improved Widows Pension. The subject actually served 1990- 2010 and left the Service with no partner or children. The children came later through IVF and still no partner.

The issue is that her future pension payments, and others in a similar situation, will revert to the exchequer and not NOK. Is it not time to amend such restrictive clauses?

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