If it were treated as compensation—as it should be—it would not result in the loss of, or reduction in, income-related benefits.
Similarly, the Government must “urgently address the absurd anomaly where a war widower or widow, who lost his or her pension upon cohabitation or remarriage, and did not get it reinstated because it was before the reinstatement date, could…get it restored by temporarily splitting up and then reuniting with the former spouse or partner”.