# The Police Pensions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Regulation 144: Eligible child's pension


(1) This regulation applies if a member of this scheme dies leaving an eligible child.
(2) An eligible child's pension is only payable in respect of such periods or periods during which a child or young person is an eligible child.
(3) An eligible child's pension is not payable in respect of any period before a child's birth.
(4) An eligible child's pension is payable in respect of an eligible child as follows—
(a) a child's earned pension is payable if the member was entitled to the payment for life of a retirement earned pension as at the date of the member's death or the member would have become entitled to such a pension had the member not died;
(b) a child's lower tier ill-health pension is payable if a lower tier earned pension was payable to the member as at the date of the member's death;
(c) a child's enhanced upper tier ill-health pension is payable if an enhanced upper tier ill-health pension was payable to the member as at the date of the member's death;
(d) a child's added pension is payable if the member was entitled to the payment for life of a retirement added (all beneficiaries) pension as at the date of the member's death or would have become entitled to such a pension had the member not died.
(5) Part 6 of Schedule 4 (transitional provisions) provides for payment of an eligible child's pension in respect of a transition member with continuity of service—
(a) who dies as an active member of this scheme; and
(b) who has at least 2 years' qualifying service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2015/113/regulation/144 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/police-pensions-regulations-northern-ireland-2015/regulation-144
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