# The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 1995, Regulation H7: Dependent child not being maintained by surviving parent or spouse or civil partner or scheme partner of a parent


(1) If a member dies leaving a dependent child and there is a surviving parent (or spouse or civil partner or scheme 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.
(2) 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 or civil partner or scheme partner of a parent).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/300/regulation/H7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-1995/regulation-H7
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