PART 6Survivor’s benefits
CHAPTER 6Child pensions
Enhancement of child pension149
1
This regulation applies if a member (D)—
a
dies in service; or
b
dies as a pensioner member after an ill health pension and a total incapacity pension become payable to D.
2
If this regulation applies, the long-term rate of child pension is—
where—
R is—
- i
37.5%, if a surviving adult pension is payable;
- ii
50%, if a surviving adult pension is not payable or has ceased to be payable;
- i
S is the sum of the following amounts—
- i
the amount of D’s accrued earned pension as at the date of D’s death; and
- ii
the amount found by multiplying half D’s prospective service (in years and fractions of a year) by 1/57th of D’s annual rate of pensionable earnings as at the date of D’s death;
- i
EC is—
- i
2, if a child pension is payable to no more than 2 eligible children; or
- ii
The number of eligible children, if a child pension is payable to more than 2 eligible children; and
- i
“D’s prospective service” means the period (in years and fractions of a year) beginning with the day after the date of D’s death and ending on the day on which D would have reached prospective normal pension age.