# The Armed Forces Pension Scheme Order 2005, Paragraph E.18: Amount of lump sum benefit under rule E.15: pensioner members

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In the case of a deceased pensioner member, the amount of the lump sum payable under rule E.15 (death of a member: lump sum benefit) is equal to—
A-Bwhere—
A is the amount of the pension that would have been payable to the member during so much of the period of five years beginning with the date on which the pension became payable as falls after the date of death, and
B is the amount of any lump sum paid to the member under rule D.1, D.2, D.4, D.5, D.6 or D.7.
(2) Any increases in the pension which might have become payable after the date of death are disregarded for the purposes of paragraph (1).
(3) If the member was both a pensioner member and an active member, the amount payable under rule E.16 is payable instead of the amount under paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/438/schedule/1/part/E/crossheading/lump-sum-death-benefits/paragraph/E.18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-pension-scheme-order-2005/schedule-1/part-E/crossheading-lump-sum-death-benefits/paragraph-E.18
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