Miss Firkins says that her application for ill-health benefits has been unreasonably refused. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should not be upheld because it cannot be said that DCSF have rea …

Mr Dent submitted an application for an ill-health early retirement pension which was received by TP on 9 January 1997. Had it been received four days earlier, his benefit entitlement would have been higher, because i …

The Applicant complains that she did not receive interest on late payments of her pension and lump sum for the period between her retirement, May 1997, and the date of payment, June 2008. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and shor …

Mr Manson complains that Mr Marshall is preventing him from taking a pension, and is depleting the assets of the pension scheme. The Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against Mr Marshall because he has not properly discharged his duties as …

Mrs Reilly complains that: NILGOSC, as managers of the Scheme, failed to advise Equitable Life, her Free Standing AVC (FSAVC) provider, that h …

Mr Hawkins says: Although the Trustees have provided 6% per annum increases to his pension, since 6 April 2006 they have not restored his pension to the level it would have been at that date had the restrictions imposed by the Inland Revenue …

Mrs Warwick says that Mrs Ranger, in her capacity as trustee of the Scheme, has a conflict of interest in the settlement of the death benefits for her estranged husband Mr R Ranger. She also believes that the sale of the Scheme’s property may not have been open, tran …

Mr Harris says: The Plan was incorrectly set up by AXA to apply 10% indexation to the sum assured. The manner in which AXA administered the Plan and handled his complaints amounted to maladministration. The Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The first part of the complaint should not be upheld. The inde …

The Applicant alleges that the have failed to provide details of the options available to him at retirement in a timely manner and pay him his pension benefits. T …

Mr Tancred says that the Department incorrectly ceased payment of his ill health pension. He also believes that there were deficiencies and irregularities in the Department’s decision making process. The Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint shoul …