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Is a War Pension tax-free? |
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Yes |
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Can wife receive any part of pension on
death of customer? |
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No. However, consideration could be given
for entitlement to a War Widows pension. |
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Can pension be converted into a lump sum? |
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No. |
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Is pension likely to be considered for purposes
of divorce settlement? |
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Legal advice is that pension-sharing arrangements
only apply to pension provisions for retirement. Legislation governing
pension sharing is contained in the Welfare Reform of Pensions Act
1999 under Section 47 "Definition of shareable rights".
War pension entitlement is not relevant to retirement, so there is
no basis for war pension rights to be shared on divorce. |
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Is a war pension likely to be considered
as income on divorce? |
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War Disablement pension is awarded as compensation
for disablement sustained as a result of service in the armed forces
and is not generally regarded as income. However, legal advice is that
the rules applying to war pensions are not relevant to the divorce
proceedings. It is for the court to decide what it regards as income
and our rules do not override the court's ability to decide that this
includes a war pension. |
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How do I claim for my campaign medals? |
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For further information, please click
here |
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Q.
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I would like to obtain copies of my service records,
how can I do this? |
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For further information, please click
here |
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Am I eligible to claim a War Disablement Pension? |
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For further information, please click
here |
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Q.
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Are there any leaflets that explain about War Disablement
Pensions? |
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For further information, please click
here |
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