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

PART 6 Survivor’s benefits

CHAPTER 3 Death grant

SECTION 3 Death out of service

Supplementary death grant payable on death of pensioner member

138.—(1) A death grant is payable under this regulation (“supplementary death grant”) if—

(a) a member (D) dies as a pensioner member; and

(b) AR is greater than AP.

(2) The amount of the death grant is AR-AP,

where—

• AR is 5 x D’s annual rate of retirement pension payable as at the date of D’s death; and

• AP is the total amount of pension which was payable to D up until D’s death.