PART 9Death benefits
CHAPTER 6Payment of lump sum death grants
Payment of pension instead of lump sum death grant for members who have reached 75157
1
This regulation applies if an active member dies after reaching 75.
2
The scheme manager must pay a pension under this regulation to any surviving spouse or surviving civil partner of the member.
3
If there is no surviving spouse or surviving civil partner, the scheme manager must pay a pension to —
a
a surviving adult partner of the member; or
b
a person nominated by the member under regulation 151; or
c
the member's legal personal representative.
4
The restrictions in regulation 154 (payment of lump sum death grant: general) relating to payment of a lump sum death grant also apply to payment of a pension under this regulation.
5
A pension payable under this regulation is payable in respect of each month as from the date of the member's death for the 5 year period beginning with the date of death.
6
The amount of each payment must be equal to the sum of—
a
the amount of pension that would have been payable to the member had the member—
i
became entitled to payment of the pension on the due date of death; and
ii
lived until the end of the 5 year period beginning with the date of death; and
b
any increases in the annual rate of that pension under the 1971 Act during the 5 year period.