Am I entitled to my common law partners pension?

Unless you are married or in a civil partnership, a common law partner will not have the same automatic rights to their partners pension in the way a spouse or civil partner would.

Cohabiting couples are not entitled to benefit from their partner’s Private or State Pension, regardless of how long they have lived together.

Entitlement to pension sharing only applies to married couples or civil partners when a relationship breaks down.

Some occupational and private pension schemes allow members to nominate a cohabiting partner to receive a survivors pension or lump sum if they die. However, this is not automatic and depends on the specific pension schemes rules.