retiring early

[Michael Parnham]

I found that widows pension part of these schemes are not transferable, mine is only a very tiny amount but my ex will benefit from it.

[Terpe]

I found that widows pension part of these schemes are not transferable, mine is only a very tiny amount but my ex will benefit from it.

I took early payments on one of my pensions and was able to secure no actuarial reduction in the windows pension payments.

Michael, are you sure you are prevented from naming a new beneficiary?
Might be worth enquiring.