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Local Government Pension Scheme West Sussex Pension Fund (CAS-121348-Z6R0)

Complainant: Mrs N
Complaint Topic: Ill Health
Ref: CAS-121348-Z6R0
Outcome: Partly upheld
Respondent: Arun District Council
Type: Pension complaint or dispute
Date:
Appeal: No

Ombudsman’s Determination

Outcome

Mrs N’s complaint against the Council is partly upheld. To put matters right, the Council shall pay Mrs N £2,500 in recognition of the exceptional distress and inconvenience it caused her.

Complaint summary

Mrs N’s complaint concerns the Council’s decision not to backdate her ill health early retirement pension to the date she left the Council’s employment.

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