Regulation H7 Dependent child not being maintained by surviving parent or spouse or civil partner or scheme partner of a parentF6F7F8

If a member dies leaving a dependent child and there is a surviving parent (or spouse F1or civil partner F2or F3scheme partner of a parent) but that dependent child is not being maintained by the surviving parent (or spouse or civil partner or scheme partner of a parent), the Secretary of State may increase the amount of the child allowance that would otherwise be payable under these Regulations.

The allowance may, at the Secretary of State’s discretion, be increased up to an amount equal to the amount that would have been payable if there were no surviving parent (or spouse F4or civil partner or F5scheme partner of a parent).