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<p /> <p>The Government has carried out a review of survivor benefits in occupational
pension schemes. The review was carried out jointly by the Department for Work and
Pensions and HM Treasury, and was published in June 2014. It considered the differences
in survivor benefits between different groups, and the costs and effects of eliminating
the differences.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is considering the findings of the review,
which provided important information on the costs and other effects of eliminating
or reducing differences in survivor benefit provision.</p><p> </p><p>A decision on
the review will be made and a response issued in due course, however it is vital that
the findings are considered thoroughly before doing so.</p>
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