Tuesday 18 November 2014

Stephen Phillips MP

POLITICS: I am delighted that Government has seen sense on war pensions

'An issue I have been consistently contacted about during my time as an MP has been that of pensions for war widows.'

http://www.lincolnshireecho.co.uk/POLITICS-delighted-Government-seen-sense-war/story-24526377-detail/story.html

War widows pension penalty ditched

'David Cameron says will close a loophole that punishes war widows for "finding happiness with someone else" '

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/11217993/War-widows-pension-penalty-ditched.html

Military widows who remarry will no longer lose their pensions as David Cameron announces closing of 'absolutely wrong' loophole

'For decades the wives of fallen servicemen have had to choose between finding new love and financial stability under a complex scheme introduced in 1975 that stopped the pensions of military widows who remarried or cohabited with someone after the death of their spouse.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2826390/Military-widows-remarry-no-longer-lose-pensions-David-Cameron-announces-closing-absolutely-wrong-loophole.html

War Widow(er) Pension Guide

'You may be entitled to a War Widow’s or Widower’s Pension if your wife, husband or civil partner died as a result of their service in Her Majesty’s (HM) Armed Forces or during a time of war.'

https://www.gov.uk/war-widow-pension

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