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An estimate of the increase in pension scheme liabilities of equalising survivor benefits for civil partners and same-sex married couples in contracted-in defined benefit pension schemes

Description

This publication estimates the increase in pension scheme liabilities due to equalising survivor benefits for civil partners and same-sex married couples in defined benefit pension schemes. It focuses on contracted-in schemes.

Policy areas

Employment and labour market Welfare and benefits

Update cadence

One-off

Subject area

Pensions

Publisher

Department for Work and Pensions

Published

05 July 2013

Data files

File	Type	Size
Ad Hoc Analysis Civil Partners Survivors Benefit 010713	pdf	100 KB

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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