Additional bereavement grantU.K.
83.—(1) The Secretary of State is to award an additional bereavement grant (“an additional grant”) to a surviving spouse, civil partner or surviving adult dependant determined in accordance with this article.
(2) An additional grant of £10,000 is payable where—
(a)a member of the reserve forces who was not a member of a reserve forces pension scheme died in service on or after 6th April 2005 and before 3rd August 2010; or
(b)a former member died on or after 6th April 2005 and a claim for benefit in respect of the death of the member was made before 3rd August 2010.
(3) An additional grant of £20,000 is payable where a member—
(a)died in service on or after 6th April 2005 and before 3rd January 2011;
(b)was a member of the AFPS 1975; and
(c)had held acting rank for less than 1 year on the date of death.
(4) In the event that there is more than one surviving spouse entitled to the additional grant the amount payable to each surviving spouse is the amount specified in paragraph (2) or (3) divided by the number of surviving spouses so entitled at the death of the member or former member.
(5) In this article a “reserve forces pension scheme” means the FTRSPS 2010, the NRRSPS or the RFPS 2005.