If a woman in her twenties is widowed does she at some point get a State Pension based on her husbands contributions if or not she ever remarries? John
Young Widows
Nov 20, 2010
2 Replies
For the basic pension: No.
Remarrying disqualifies.
Other disqualifiers are already having a full contribution history and not having received bereavement or widowed mothers' allowance at the time.
Also, of course, the husband may not have made enough contributions.
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She is too young for bereavement allowance.
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It's too late for widowed mothers', as the husband would have died 9 years ago.
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I can't find a quick answer for state second pension.
Remarrying disqualifies for SSP:
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The maximum is 50%.
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