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New Local Government Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2019 effective from 31 December 2019 will now allow for survivor benefits to be paid to opposite sex civil partners.

This means, a person who is the surviving opposite sex civil partner of a deceased member will be treated as a widow or a widower, depending on their gender.

This means that a survivor’s pension is payable to the survivor of a civil partner, where:

• The survivor is the same gender as the member – the survivor’s pension is based on post 5 April 1978 service


• The survivor is female, but the deceased member was male – the survivor’s pension is based on post 5 April 1978 service


• The survivor is male, but the deceased member was female – the survivor’s pension is based on post 5 April 1988 service