Pension choices

Table for pensions of which payment commences on or after 1st August 2010 

 

retirement pension as long as you are both alive (%)	retirement pension following your partner’s predecease (%)	partnerpensioen following your predecease (%)
default situation at age 65 :
100	100	70
conversion of partner’s pension results in a  higher retirement pension :
103.6	103.6	50% of 103.6 = 51.8
107.5	107.5	30% of 107.5 = 32.3
114.0	114.0	0
conversion of the retirement pension you would receive following the predecease of your partner, results in a higher retirement pension as long as you are both alive :
103.5	70% of 103.5 = 72.4	70% of 103.5 = 72.4
105.9	50% of 105.9 = 53.0	70% of 105.9 = 74.2
possible combinations :
107.3	70% of 107.3 = 75.1	50% of 107.3 = 53.7
110.0	50% of 110.0 = 55.0	50% of 110.0 = 55.0