Civil Service Pension Delays Risk 'Unjust' Tax Bills for Bereaved Families
Bereaved families of UK civil servants face potential income tax liabilities due to severe delays in processing death benefit lump sums. The Civil Service Pension Scheme, administered by Capita since December 2025, has a backlog of over 120,000 cases. Under HMRC rules, payments made more than two years after a death notification are taxable. Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has urged the government to waive these charges, calling the situation 'unconscionable.'