"T i m" wrote in message
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On Mon, 3 Aug 2020 08:09:34 +0100, "tim..."
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But if "living with" means not married to,

Nope, we are married (her idea and she paid for the certificate,
surprisingly). ;-)

Oh, OK.

;-)

I wonder why you were so coy about it :-)

I didn't realise I was?

then your partner's pension needs
will be assessed on a single person basis

Which is how I think it is now.

(though perversely probably take
into account your contributions to family costs)

Which are nil. When I was working I was on a reasonable wage so was
able to pay for this modest 3 bed cottage (and have no other loans or
debts) when I was 40.

I'm surprised that if you have no savings,

We do, just not millions ...

since when has 50,000 been millions

unless you are counting pennies