Teachers’ Pension Scheme (PO-3739)

Subject

Mrs Thompson disagrees with the decision not to pay her benefits early on the grounds of ill health. She is of the view that her application has not been considered properly.

The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons

The complaint should not be upheld against TP and DfE because it cannot be said that it was perverse, based on the medical evidence available, for TP to have decided that Mrs Thompson was not permanently incapacitated and that the criterion for ill health early retirement benefits in the Scheme Regulations had therefore not been met.