War Widows' Association of Great Britain

Our Achievements

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Since its formation the Association has achieved, amongst other things:

• Removal of income tax from the War Widows' Pension

• Extra age allowance for War Widows

• Improved pension for pre-1973 War Widows

• Reinstatement of pension to War Widows on cessation of second or subsequent marriage

• Renewal of opportunity for War Widows to visit the grave of their husband through sponsored pilgrimage

• Retention of the attributable MOD occupational pension on remarriage

• Retention of the War Widows' Pension for pre '73 widows.

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