More overseas pensioners must prove they are alive
Saturday, December 7, 2013 @ 6:51 PM
More British pensioners living abroad will be forced to prove they are alive in order to keep their state pensions, the government has said.
The Treasury says it loses millions every year by paying pensions to friends and relatives of the deceased.
The Department for Work and Pensions sends "life certificates" to those who have retired abroad, which they have to get countersigned.
But only 14% of overseas pensioners currently have the certificates.
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