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Notional income with deceased partner’s pension
Hello,
We’ve got a client who is on UC and receiving her deceased husband’s pension. Obviously she is working age so can she defer the pension without falling foul of the notional income rules? She is already receiving it in case that makes a difference.
Thank you
You can pause your own pension once but I’m not sure about inherited pensions. But what will she gain? the pension won’t increase later, as long as she’s on benefits.
That’s good to know. After managed payment to landlord, it’s leaving her with very little (although obvious she won’t actually get more on UC) and just wanted to know the lay of the land.
THank you.
As claimant is of working age the inherited pension is presumably an occupational pension rather than a state pension. Whether or not it can be suspended will depend on the terms of the scheme. If deferring further payments would increase future entitlement then it may be worth doing as I don’t think notional income rules would apply for a claimant under pension age,
[ Edited: 13 Mar 2020 at 07:01 pm by Ianb ]