If wife dies after retirement, will the husband get pension? Husband is unemployed.

If wife(Govt Employee) dies after retirement, will the husband get pension?
1.Husband is unemployed that time.
2. Husband doing pvt job but that time
he is unemplyed.
Replies (2)
Quick Summary
This discussion clarifies whether an unemployed husband is eligible to receive his wife's government pension after her retirement and subsequent death. The answer is yes, he can claim a 'Family Pension'. This pension is a percentage of the deceased wife's basic pay, with Dearness Allowance (DA) added, though the amount may differ from her original pension.

No problem. husband can get pension.
There is what is called Family Pension.Depending on the Pension Rules applicable for that state the family pension is a certain percentage of the Basic Pay .On this DA is paid.So the amount of pension is not the same as was received by the retired employee.

Leave a Reply

Your are not logged in . Please login to post replies

Click here to Login / Register