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Ste_Higham
                              

Welfare Clerk, Stephensons Solicitors LLP, Leigh
Member since
10th Jan 2008

AIP and retirement provision
Tue 19-Aug-08 10:50 AM

Does an overseas widow's pension count as retirement provision that could be ignored during an assessed income period?

  

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Gareth Morgan
                              

Managing Director, Ferret Information Systems, Cardiff
Member since
20th Feb 2004

RE: AIP and retirement provision
Tue 19-Aug-08 02:26 PM

As long as it was in place and declared at the time the AIP was put in force ... BUT ...

a) If it is subject to a regular, formulaic, change, such as a %age increase per year, then that may be taken into account.

b) If it arises during the AIP is it because of a CoC which should be declared and end the AIP, e.g. being widowed?

c) If it's an increase in the rate payable (other than A above) is there any treaty / agreement on how it should be treated?

d) Is it backdated to before the AIP started and could she have expected it?

  

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