single members' contributions paying for local government 'inherited pensions'

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single members' contributions paying for local government 'inherited pensions'

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Single members of local authority pensions schemes have an amount deducted from their monthly contributions to provide 'inherited pensions' to married/cohabiting members' spouses/partners. This is unfair. There is no mutuality principle here. Other pension schemes give married members the option to pay a little extra to provide a pension for their spouse/partner should they die and this is fairer . Most local authority pension scheme members have no idea part of their contributions are taken so that spouses/partners of married members can 'inherit' their pension -many of whom contribute to a pension scheme themselves . Thus single members subsidise the Treasury who might otherwise have to provide benefits to some surviving spouses/partners.
I want the government to bring local authority schemes into line with the fairer schemes e.g. civil service

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