Mr John complains that it is not correct for Scottish Life to request repayment of overpayments that were made to him. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against Scottish Life because the overpayment arose due to their errors. Mr John has acted to his detriment and changed hi …

Mrs Mead’s benefits were miscalculated and as a result, her pension was overpaid. She complains about the Trustees’ intention to recover the overpayments and reduce her income to its correct level. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld agains …

Mr Thumiah complains that the NHS Business Authority who are the administrators for the NHS Pension scheme have taken no responsibility for the fact that a large overpayment of his pension totalling £22,026.99 has arisen over a period of four financial years. Mr Thumiah claims that the NHS …

Mr Carroll complains that OCC: Failed to take the appropriate action to link his service with Cherwell District Council (the Council) to his previous Scheme membership, and Having upheld his complaint of maladministration, OCC continue to seek repayment of his overpaid pension. The D …

Mr L has complained against Skandia concerning the duplication in the payment of his annual pension which they caused in a two month period and are now seeking to recover from him. Mr L says he is not in a position to repay the amount at the rate Skandia is suggesting. The Deputy Pensions Ombuds …

Mr Snow complains that the Council, managers of the Scheme, incorrectly paid him a lump sum and pension to which he was not entitled and which they now require him to repay. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should not be upheld …

Mrs Webster complains that the Council is reclaiming £3,492.24 following an overpayment of her pension over a five year period, (her GMP had been included twice) Mrs Webster is of the view that she should not have to repay any of the overpaid pension, …

Mr Dunne complains that the Trustees have overpaid his pension benefits and have commenced recovery of the overpaid sums. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld because Mr Dunne has chan …

Mrs Barrow disagrees with Capita seeking recovery of one third of an overpayment. She is claiming that she changed her position in reliance on the extra income. The Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons The complaint should be upheld against Capita because Mrs Barrow did rely on the overpayment to cha …

Subject

NHS Pensions are seeking to recover an overpayment of pension from Mrs Phillips, even though Mrs Phillips says she informed them of the changes to her circumstances.

The Deputy Pensions Ombudsman’s determination and short reasons

The complaint should not be upheld against NHS Pensions because it was Mrs Phillips’s obligation to inform NHS Pensions regularly if her circumstances changed.