Assessment of a widow-er’s pension

How is the widow-er’s pension assessed if a divorced spouse is also entitled to it?

If a spouse from a later marriage and a divorced spouse are both entitled to a widow-er’s pension, the pension is set at 70 % of the assessment base and divided equally between the two beneficiaries.

If only one of the spouses (from a later marriage or a divorced spouse) claims entitlement to a portion of the widow’s pension, the co-beneficiary is granted a widow-er’s pension in the amount of the difference between the widow-er’s pension and the portion of the widow-’s pension.

How is a widow-er’s pension assessed if other family members are entitled to a survivor’s pension at the same time?

If other family members are entitled to a pension in addition to a widow(er), the following rules apply to the assessment of widow-er’s and survivor’s pensions:

• Widow(er) and children: a widow-er’s pension is assessed as a proportion of the survivor’s pension calculated from the base at a rate depending on the number of family members, including a widow(er).
• Widow(er) and other family members: a widow-er’s pension is assessed at a rate of 70 % of the assessment base. A remainder of the base is a survivor’s pension other family members are entitled to.
• Widow(er), children and other family members: a widow-er’s pension is assessed as a proportion of the survivor’s pension calculated from the base at a rate depending on the number of family members, including a widow(er). Other family members are entitled to any remainder of the base for assessing a survivor’s pension.