Regulation 77 Meaning of “surviving cohabiting partner”I1

United Kingdom

A person (P) is a surviving cohabiting partner of a deceased member of this scheme if P satisfies the scheme manager that immediately before the member’s death—

(a)

P and the member were cohabiting as partners in an exclusive, committed long-term relationship;

(b)

P and the member were not prevented from entering into a marriage or a civil partnership; and

(c)

either P was financially dependent on the member or P and the member were financially interdependent.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 77 in force at 1.4.2022, see reg. 1(4)