We use some essential cookies to make this website work.

We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use our website, remember your settings and improve our services.

Before deciding you can read more about our cookies.

Teachers’ Pension Scheme (PO-10714)

Complainant: Mr N
Complaint Topic: Benefits: overpayment (recovery of)
Ref: PO-10714
Outcome: Not upheld
Respondent: Teachers' Pensions
Type: Pension complaint or dispute
Date:

Ombudsman’s Determination

Outcome

I do not uphold Mr N’s complaint and no further action is required by TP.

My reasons for reaching this decision are explained in more detail below.

Complaint summary

Mr N was overpaid a widower’s pension from the Scheme which he was not entitled to, as he remarried. Mr N complains that TP is now seeking recovery of the overpayment.

View determination

Download

Related decisions

  • Bic UK Pension Scheme (CAS-52136-P6D3 & CAS-52149-F8K1)
    Complainant: Mr and Mrs D
    Respondent: Trustees of the Bic UK Pension Scheme
    Outcome: Partly upheld
    Complaint Topic: Benefits: overpayment (recovery of)
    Ref: CAS-52136-P6D3 & CAS-52149-F8K1
    Date:
  • Teachers’ Pension Scheme (CAS-76851-L9X6)
    Complainant: Mr R
    Respondent: Teachers’ Pensions (TP)
    Department for Education (DfE)
    Outcome: Not upheld
    Complaint Topic: Benefits: overpayment (recovery of)
    Ref: CAS-76851-L9X6
    Date:
View all decisions