Pension fund slammed for allocating death benefit to ghost girlfriend

The adjudicator said that, in an even more troubling lapse, the fund also allocated a portion of the death benefit to a woman who was presented as the deceased’s cohabiting partner.” The fund claimed part of the benefit had been allocated to the alleged cohabiting partner of the deceased, whose identity it had not disclosed to the family.

Affidavits While the deceased’s mother disputed the claim, the fund said it was in possession of an affidavit from the alleged cohabiting partner stating that she was in a relationship with the deceased, lived with him, and was financially dependent on him because she was unemployed.