UK - The government has announced plans to legislate to allow same-sex partners to pass on pension benefits to their survivor, giving them equal legal rights to married couples.
Under the changes, a homosexual who pays into an occupational or private pension scheme will be able to insist that when they die, the money be passed on to their spouse. Announcing the move in ...
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