Government set to extend pension rights to bereaved partners

Government set to extend pension rights to bereaved partners

Social protection minister Dara Calleary will on Tuesday seek Cabinet approval for the change, which will allow long-term partners claim a renamed widower’s contributory pension. Picture: Antonio Guillem Fernandez / Alamy Stock

The Government is set to approve new laws that will extend pension rights to bereaved partners.

Social protection minister Dara Calleary will on Tuesday seek Cabinet approval for the change, which will allow long-term partners claim a renamed widower’s contributory pension.

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