Local Government Pension Scheme (Benefits, Membership and Contributions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Children’s pensions: active members

28.—(1) The amount of the pension of an eligible child of a deceased active member is calculated as follows.

(2) If a survivor benefit is payable under regulation 24 (survivor benefits: active members)—

(a) where there is only one such child, the pension is calculated by multiplying the member’s total membership, augmented as if regulation 20(2) (early leavers: ill-health) applied, by his final pay, and dividing by 320; and

(b) where there is more than one such child—

(i) the pension is calculated by multiplying the member’s total membership, augmented as if regulation 20(2) applied, by his final pay, and dividing by 160; and

(ii) those children are jointly entitled in equal shares.

(3) If no survivor benefit is payable under regulation 24—

(a) where there is only one such child, the pension is calculated by multiplying the member’s total membership, augmented as if regulation 20(2) applied, by his final pay, and dividing by 240; and

(b) where there is more than one such child—

(i) the pension is calculated by multiplying the member’s total membership, augmented as if regulation 20(2) applied, by his final pay, and dividing by 120; and

(ii) those children are jointly entitled in equal shares.