Mr Briggs complains that Teachers’ Pensions and the Department for Education (DfE) require recovery of an overpayment as a result of his pension being an “age related” award (Age Benefits) although he applied for, and was told he had been awarded, actuarially reduced …

TP and DfE have withdrawn Mrs Few’s pension and now asking her to repay approximately £60,000 in overpaid pension. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against TP because they allowed the overpayment to build when they had sufficient …

SPVA says that Mr Goudie received an overpayment of benefits, and has requested repayment of 60 % of it. Mr Goudie doubts the amounts involved but also says that SPVA should not be able to recover because of the long period of time since the alleged error, because he …

Miss Cunningham is complaining about the decision of the Trustees to recover an overpayment of £4,162.72. She claims she relied on the money to her detriment. In addition, Miss Cunningham considers the repayment terms offered are unfair, that the Trustees should not …

Mr Cleworth complains that Teachers’ Pensions (TP) improperly requested £22,613.48 from him, as the overpayment was caused by TP’s maladministration. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be partly upheld against TP, as its maladministration contributed to a delay in im …

Miss Lee complains that she should not be made to pay for the errors made by the Trustees which resulted in an overpayment of her pension benefits. In particular, she says that she should not be made to repay any outstanding overpaid moni …

Mrs Ashwell complains that her former employer failed to notify NHS Pensions of the end of employment in advance or otherwise in good time, as it should have done, thus causing delay in payment of her cash lump sum. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld in part against …

Mrs Wytch complains about the Trustees’ intention to recover pension overpayments which resulted from a miscalculation. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against the …

Mrs Hanley’s complaint concerns an error which resulted in her pension being overpaid. The Trustees have asked for the money to be returned. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld in part. Mrs Hanley suffered distr …

Mrs Willan complains that Teachers’ Pensions (TP) have stopped paying her ill health pension as she returned to work and now are seeking to recover an overpayment. TP have also withheld her normal retirement benefits. The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be not be upheld a …