Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS 75)
DEPENDANTS’ BENEFITS: I have a same-sex partner
and intend to register a partner under the Civil Partnership Act (CPA)
2004 once the scheme is introduced. How might this affect my partner’s
pension benefits if I die?
Under the CPA 2004, pension schemes will be required to provide
benefits to a civil partner based only on a member’s service
from 6 April 1988. Civil partnership gives other non-pension benefits
compared
with
an eligible partner, including tax, married quarters, etc.
See
http://www.mod.uk/issues/pensions/afps75_faq.htm for more information.
Will
my civil partner be entitled to a pension?
Yes, but only for your service from April 1988.
An eligible partner is someone (same sex or otherwise)
with whom an individual has an established and exclusive relationship
of dependence or interdependence. Is my partner entitled to a pension?
No (unless death was due to Service)
See COMPARISONS
BETWEEN AFPS 75 AND AFPS 05 for
more information.
Armed Forces Pension Scheme for new entrants from 2005 (AFPS 05)
Will my civil partner be entitled to a pension?
Yes, but only for your service from April 1988.
Is
my (eligible) partner entitled to a pension?
Yes, but only for your service from April 1988
Reserve Forces Pension Scheme (RFPS)
Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) - replaces the schemes previously
administered by the War Pensions Agency
