If you die before your civil partner (a same sex partner with whom you have registered a civil partnership), he or she, as your civil partner, will become entitled to part of your pension for the rest of his or her life. Local Government civil partner's pensions no longer cease upon re-registration of a civil partnership with another person.

Active Member

If you die before your civil partner he or she will become entitled to a long-term civil partner's pension equal to 1/160th of your final pay for each year and part-year of your membership built up since 6 April 1988 plus your prospective membership to your Normal Pension Age. Your civil partner's long-term pension is fully inflation proofed and payable for life.

Important Changes to Civil Partnership Benefits

The Local Government Pension Scheme (Miscellaneous) Regulations 2009 make amendments to scheme regulations as they relate to certain survivor's benefits. If you have registered a civil partnership, your civil partner, as a result of a change to the regulations, will now qualify for a survivor's pension in the event of your death, based on all of your scheme membership since 1 April 1972. This brings civil partners in line with spouse's benefits (widow's and widower's). Before this change to the regulations, civil partners' pensions were based on post-5 April 1988 membership only. Please contact the Berkshire Pensions Team for further information on 01628 796 668.

Further information regarding Civil Partners pension benefits can be viewed by downloading our factsheet 'Civil Partnerships and Your Pension'.

Former Member

Long-term Civil Partner's Pension

If you die before your civil partner he or she will become entitled to a long-term civil partner's pension. A long-term civil partner's pension is equal to 1/160th of your final pay (i.e. the final used to calculate your pension) for each year of your membership built up since 6 April 1988. To this is added full inflation proofing and the pension is payable for life.

Retired Member

Long-term Civil Partner's Pension

If you die before your civil partner he or she will become entitled to a long-term civil partner's pension. A long-term civil partner's pension is equal to 1/160th of your final pay (i.e. the final used to calculate your pension) for each year of your membership built up since 6 April 1988.