The Teachers’ Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2014 No. 217

PART 7 Benefits for pension credit members

CHAPTER 3 Death grant

Death grant: death of pension credit member before pension becomes payable

155.—(1) A death grant is payable under this regulation on the death of a pension credit member (D) who dies before a pension credit retirement pension becomes payable to D under regulation 152.

(2) The amount of the death grant is found by—

(a) taking the amount of credited pension which would have become payable to D at the date of D’s death if D had reached normal pension age; and

(b) multiplying that amount by 2.25.