Paragraph E.23 Dependants' pensions: suspension and recovery
United Kingdom
This rule applies where—
on a member’s death a pension has been awarded and paid under this Part, and
subsequently it appears to the Secretary of State that the member or the person to whom the pension has been paid made a false declaration or deliberately suppressed a material fact in connection with the award.
The Secretary of State may—
cease paying the pension, and
recover any payment made under the award.
Paragraph (2) does not affect the Secretary of State’s right to recover a payment or overpayment in any case where he considers it appropriate to do so.
Notes on Schedule 1
Modifications
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Schs. 1-3 modified (14.7.2026 for the tax year 2014-15 and subsequent tax years) by The Public Service Pension Schemes (Rectification of Unlawful Discrimination) (Tax) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/673), regs. 1(2), 10