Our message to the Government must be:


PLIGHT OF FORCES WIDOWS C


DEAL WITH THE


AND RECEIVE A VOTE OF THANKS


Four years ago, before the 2010 General election, we were close to securing a change in the rules that would have allowed all Forces Widows to retain their Armed Forces pensions if they remarried or cohabited.


Then along came the new Government, trumpeting the introduction of the Armed Forces Covenant; a commitment to ensuring that those who serve their country would not be disadvantaged for doing so.


And yet four years and three Ministers later (Andrew Robathan, Mark Francois and Anna Soubry) we have still not succeeded in persuading the Government to abolish this archaic and repressive rule.


That’s why, with the weight of the whole Military Community pulling together, we must give a mighty push to spur this Government into action. If we don’t, we could still be running this campaign in another four years’ time.


Our message to Government is very simple: stop the suffering of our widows; don’t force them to choose between love or loss of pension.


Act before the Election and you’ll receive our vote of thanks. It’s simple. The new pension scheme AFPS 15 begins in April. Time the rule change to coincide with that and we’ll know if the Government has listened before we cast our votes in May.


IT’S TIME TO ACT, PRIME MINISTER


If you would like to read the arguments in favour of changing the rules, and why the Government’s objections don’t stand up, visit www.forcespensionsociety.org.uk


The Forces Pension Society, 68 South Lambeth Rd, Vauxhall, London SW8 1RL 020 7582 0469 A member of


Cobseo The Confederation of Service Charities


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