Buzz: Spouses' benefits for same sex marriages should be equalised

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Surviving partners from same sex marriages should get exactly the same benefits as those from heterosexual marriages, say pension professionals.

Four out of five Buzz respondents said there should be no difference between spouses' pensions. Some saw this as a matter of principle, while other saw it as a matter of law, saying that a spous...

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