# The Parliamentary Pension (Amendment) Regulations 2005, Regulation 14: Reduced pension for younger adult survivors


After regulation K6 of the Principal Regulations a new regulation shall be inserted—
“Reductions in adult survivors' pensions
K7 (1) Subject to paragraph (3), where on the death of a participant a pension is payable under regulation K2 or K2A to a person (“the beneficiary”) who is more than 12 years younger than the participant, the amount of the pension calculated in accordance with paragraph (2) of Regulation K2 or paragraph (3) of Regulation K2A shall be reduced by the appropriate amount.
(2) The appropriate amount is the lesser of—
(a) 50 per cent of the pension so calculated, and
(b) 2.5 per cent of the pension so calculated multiplied by N,
where N is the number of whole years or part years in excess of 12 by which the beneficiary is younger than the participant.
(3) This regulation shall not apply to the pension of an adult survivor of a person if—
(a) the person was a participant at any time before 3rd November 2004; and
(b) before 1st May 2006 the person and the adult survivor married or formed a civil partnership or made a declaration in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(a) of regulation K2A.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/887/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/parliamentary-pension-amendment-regulations-2005/regulation-14
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