Does the minimum pension need to be paid in the year the pensioner dies?
It depends on whether the pension reverted (continued automatically) to a reversionary beneficiary such as the spouse on death or stopped.
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It depends on whether the pension reverted (continued automatically) to a reversionary beneficiary such as the spouse on death or stopped.
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