Widow, widower, civil partner or nominated co-habiting partner

If you are receiving a widow's, widower's or civil partner's pension it is payable to you for the rest of your life, unless your husband, wife or civil partner left the LGPS before 1 April 1998 and you remarry, enter into a new civil partnership or cohabit with someone.

If your husband or wife left the LGPS before 1 April 1998 and your pension has been suspended on your remarriage or co-habitation before 1 April 1998 your pension fund administrator can decide whether to reinstate your pension if your remarriage or co-habitation comes to an end.

If your husband, wife or civil partner left the LGPS before 1 April 1998 and you remarry, cohabit or enter into a new civil partnership after 31 March 1998, your pension fund administrator can decide whether your pension continues or not.

If you are receiving a nominated co-habiting partner's pension it is payable to you for the rest of your life. Nominated co-habiting partner's pensions can only apply where your partner was an employee in England and Wales who paid into the LGPS after 1 April 2008, or was an employee or councillor in Scotland who paid into the LGPS after 1 April 2009, and where your relationship met certain conditions.

As you are already receiving a dependant's pension from the LGPS, there are no further benefits payable after your death.

Your LGPS pension increases in April every year in line with the cost of living.