War widows were forced to give up their pensions if they remarried before 2015© Getty Images/iStockphoto
War widows who were forced to give up their
pensions after their spouse died will receive a lump sum compensation payment of nearly £90,000 after a long-running campaign.
The compensation scheme will benefit the widows of
military personnel who died as part of their service but later remarried or moved in with a partner.
Between 1973 and 2015, this group of people were forced to give up their "lifelong" War Widow pension when they began a new relationship.
However, the pension rules changed in 2015 and they no longer needed to do this - however, the rule was not backdated and a few hundred people were not set to be reimbursed the money they lost.
The Government confirmed last week that those affected by this would receive a one off lump sum payment of £87,500 to make up for the lost income.
The payments will come through a joint initiative from the
Ministry of Defence and the Treasury.
Up to 380 people are thought to be affected and could receive the £87,500 payment.
The Government has confirmed that it was "not possible" to restore their pensions in full, and that the lump sum payment would be taxed.