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Local Government Pension Scheme (PO-16887)

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I do not uphold Mr D’s complaint and no further action is required by SPPA and the Council.

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

Complaint summary

Mr D’s complaint is that he has been refused ill health early retirement (IHER).

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Police Pension Scheme (PO-11919)

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I do not uphold Mr E’s complaint and no further action is required by Greater Manchester Police.

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

Complaint summary

Mr E says there was undue delay in processing his ill health retirement such that he suffered financial loss. He says his complaint relates to the period from 14 February 2013 to 31 January 2014.

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Local Government Pension Scheme (PO-18522)

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I do not uphold Miss K’s complaint and no further action is required by the Council.

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

Complaint summary

Miss K’s complaint is that she has been refused ill health early retirement (IHER).

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Royal Mail Pension Scheme (PO-13697)

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

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

Complaint summary

Mr N’s complaint is that he has been refused an ill health early retirement (IHER) pension.

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Local Government Pension Scheme (PO-19632)

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I do not uphold Ms G’s complaint and no further action is required by the Board.

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

Complaint summary

Ms G’s complaint against the Board, her employer, is that it has decided she is not entitled to pension benefits on the grounds of ill health from active status.

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Local Government Pension Scheme (PO-18415)

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I do not uphold Mr Y’s complaint and no further action is required by the Council.

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

Complaint summary

Mr Y’s complaint is that the Council should reinstate his Tier 3 ill health early retirement (IHER) pension from August 2014 when it was stopped following an 18 month review.

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Armed Forces Pension Scheme (PO-19271)

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I do not uphold Mr R’s complaint and no further action is required by Veterans UK.

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

Complaint summary

Mr R’s complaint against Veterans UK concerns its review of its original decision not to award him Tier 2 pension benefits.

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Local Government Pension Scheme (PO-15947)

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Mrs N’s complaint against the School is partly upheld, but there is a part of the complaint I do not agree with. To put matters right, for the part that is upheld, the School should pay Mrs N £500 for the significant distress and inconvenience caused to her by its mishandling of her case.

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

Complaint summary

Mrs N’s complaint is that she has been refused ill health early retirement (IHER).

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NHS Pension Scheme (PO-19076)

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Mrs R’s complaint is upheld and, to put matters right, NHS BSA should reconsider its decision not to award her Ill Health Retirement benefits.

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

Complaint summary

Mrs R’s complaint against NHS BSA, the Scheme manager, is that it has not accepted her application for Ill Health Retirement (IHR) benefits.

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Social Housing Pension Scheme (PO-19151)

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

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

Complaint summary

Mrs N’s complaint against YHL is that her ill health retirement benefits under the Scheme are lower than the benefits she would have received under the Local Government Pension Scheme. She says this is contrary to what she was told at the time of the transfer in 2007 and YHL should fund the difference as it promised.

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