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War Widow(er) Pension You may be entitled to War Widow’s or Widower’s Pension if your wife, husband or civil partner died as a result of their service in His Majesty’s (HM) Armed Forces or during a time of war. They must have served before 6 April 2005, but you may be eligible if they died of an illness or injury later. Eligibility One of the following must apply. Your husband, wife or civil partner: • died as a result of their service in HM Armed Forces before 6 April 2005 • was a civil defence volunteer or a civilian and their death was a result of the 1939 to 1945 war • was a merchant seaman, a member of the Naval Auxiliary Services, or a coastguard and their death was a result of an injury or disease they got during a war or because they were a prisoner of war • died as a result of their service as a member of the Polish Forces under British command during the 1939 to 1945 war, or in the Polish Resettlement Forces • was getting a War Pensions Constant Attendance Allowance at the time of their death, or would have been had they not been in hospital • was getting a War Disablement Pension at the 80% rate or higher and was getting Unemployability Supplement You may be entitled to a pension if you lived with a partner as husband and wife or as civil partners. Illness, injury and death on or after 6 April 2005 If your partner was injured, developed an illness or died as a result of service on or after 6 April 2005, you can claim through the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
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