Teachers’ Pension Scheme (PO-7007)

Complaint summary

Mr Candassamy has complained that Teachers’ Pensions has asked that he repay an overpayment of pension. He says that Teachers’ Pensions should waive the overpayment or substantially reduce it. He also complains that the School failed to provide information relating to his re-employment post premature retirement to Teachers’ Pensions.

Summary of the Ombudsman’s determination and reasons

The complaint is not upheld against Teachers’ Pensions because the regulations governing the Scheme provide that the overpayments are recoverable and Mr Candassamy has no valid defence to the recovery of them. In addition, while the School failed to send information to Teachers’ Pensions on one occasion, this has not caused Mr Candassamy to suffer financial or non-financial injustice.