Late hubby's company pension

[naetoB]

My husband passesd away in Dec 2005 I buried him here in Africa and didn't go back to UK, now how do I get his pension from the company he was working for or am I entitled as I am not in UK. Please advise.

[bednobs]

you need to contact the trustees of the scheme (you can probably do that via his work) and ask them

[ubasses]

Was he still working or had he retired and already receiving pension. You will need to write to the Companies pension department as pensions have evolved and changed over the years. Some pensions stop as soon as the person dies, others pay a percentage, often 50% to the widow. If he was still working there is usually a payout of 3 or 4 x salary and a small widows pension. But as I said this all depends of the rules of the pension fund and is based on what happens in the UK.

[factor-fiction]

I'm not sure why no claim has been made over the last five years, but going forward you should procveed as the others have suggested. If the company/scheme can't be traced by you there is a pension scheme tracking service http://www.direct.gov...lpensions/DG_10027189

[naetoB]

Thank you so much guyz ..much appreciated, the thing is i didnt know who to contact/ask ...factor30 thanks for the website you gave ..I will do a follow up.