The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995

Member dies in pensionable employment

H3.—(1) The child allowance payable in the case of a member who dies whilst in pensionable employment will be as described in this regulation.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the allowance will be calculated, as described in whichever of paragraphs (4) or (7) apply, as a proportion of the pension that would have been payable to the member under the scheme if the member had retired through ill–health with a pension under regulation E2 (early retirement pension on grounds of ill– health) on the day he died.

(3) If the member dies with less than 5 years' pensionable service, the allowance will be calculated as if the pension described in paragraph (2) were based on the shorter of—

(a)10 years' pensionable service, and

(b)the pensionable service the member could have completed if he had stayed in pensionable employment until age 65.

(4) Subject to paragraphs (5) to (8), if the member dies leaving a dependent child and there is a surviving parent (or spouse of a parent), the allowance will be equal to one– quarter of the pension described in paragraph (2) if there is only one dependent child and one–half if there are two or more.

(5) If a widow’s or widower’s pension is payable at the rate mentioned in regulation G2(2), no allowance shall be payable in respect of any dependent child who is dependent on that widow or widower until the end of the first 6 months after the member’s death.

(6) If a widow’s or widower’s pension is payable at the rate mentioned in regulation G2(2) but there is a dependent child who is not dependent on that widow or widower, the allowance in respect of that child for the first 3 months after the member’s death will be equal to the rate of the member’s pensionable pay when he died.

(7) If the member dies leaving a dependent child and there is no surviving parent (or spouse of a parent), the allowance will be equal to one–third of the pension described in paragraph (2) if there is only one dependent child and two–thirds if there are two or more, except that the allowance for the first 6 months after the member’s death will be equal to the rate of the member’s pensionable pay when he died.

(8) If the member dies leaving a dependent child and there is a surviving parent (or spouse of a parent) but there is no entitlement to a widow’s or widower’s pension calculated under regulation G2 (member dies in pensionable employment), the allowance will be paid at the rates described in paragraph (7).