Surviving qualifying partner135

1

For the purposes of a survivor’s pension, a member’s partner (P) is a “surviving qualifying partner” if the conditions in paragraph (2) are satisfied for a continuous period of at least 2 years ending on the member’s death.

2

The conditions are—

a

the member is able to marry or form a civil partnership with P;

b

the member and P live with each other as if they were a married couple or civil partners;

c

neither the member nor P lives with a third person as if they were a married couple or civil partners; and

d

the member and P are financially interdependent or P is financially dependent on the member.