Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025: Free Legal Advice Centres

2:00 am

Mr. Christopher Bowes:

That is correct. Under the current legislation, cohabitants are not covered. If they had never been married or in a civil partnership but had been qualified cohabitants, they would not, under the current legislation, have an entitlement in the same way as someone who was previously married or in a civil partnership.

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