When you unpack the moving boxes together, you don't immediately think about your retirement. And when you're cutting the wedding cake, there's something more important than retirement. Nevertheless, it is useful to know a few things about your pension. And what to do if you move in together.

If you have a partner, he or she is in many cases automatically entitled to a partner pension when you die. We must of course know that you have a partner. Read below what to do and when.

I am married or in a registered partnership

If you are married or in a registered partnership, your partner is automatically entitled to a partner's pension when you die. But that is not the case if you start a relationship after your retirement date. Then your partner is not entitled to a partner's pension.

Do I have to do something?

You don't have to do anything. If you get married or enter into a registered partnership, we will automatically receive a message from the municipality in which you live. Your partner is then automatically insured of a partner's pension.

I live together

Do you live together without a registered partnership? In that case, your partner is only entitled to a partner's pension if you have had a cohabitation agreement drawn up at the civil-law notary. Are you going to live together after your retirement date? Then your partner is not entitled to a partner's pension.

Do I have to do something?

If you live together, you must register your partner yourself. You can do this with the Register partner form. Enclose with the form a copy of the cohabitation agreement or a copy of the extract from that agreement.