In 2021 Scheme rules changed to provide female members in an opposite-sex marriage or civil partnership with the same survivor pension rights as all other members who are in a marriage or civil partnership.

From April 2021, we began recalculating payments to survivors who were receiving pension payments, starting with the oldest cases first, as well as refunding those female members who made additional Family Benefit contributions to cover the affected period of service. This was due to be completed by June 2023 but we’ve now completed all cases that were identified, ahead of schedule.