Paragraph 31 Annual rate of surviving adult’s pensions payable under this scheme when a transition member dies in serviceI1

United Kingdom

(1)

This paragraph applies in relation to a transition member with continuity of service—

(a)

who dies as an active member of this scheme; and

(b)

whose period of service is at least 12 months.

(2)

Benefits for surviving spouses, surviving civil partners or other adult dependants are not payable under the PCSPS in respect of the member.

(3)

The annual rate of dependant’s earned pension payable under regulation 107(3)(a) is the sum of—

(a)

the amount calculated under regulation 110 including the additional amount under regulation 110(5)(b) for a transition member with continuity of service; and

(b)

the amount of annual pension which would have been payable under the PCSPS to the member’s surviving spouse, surviving civil partner or other adult dependant had those benefits been payable under the PCSPS in respect of the member.

(4)

The amount of pension payable in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) which represents the amount that would have been payable under the PCSPS is subject to the same conditions, and ceases to be payable in the same circumstances, as the pension to which the member’s surviving spouse, surviving civil partner or other adult dependant would have been entitled under the PCSPS in accordance with the rules of that scheme.

(5)

In this paragraph, “period of service” means—

(a)

the member’s continuous period of pensionable service under this scheme; and

(b)

the member’s pensionable service under the PCSPS before the F1transition date for that member.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Sch. 2 para. 31(5)(b) substituted (1.4.2015) by The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Consequential and Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/372), regs. 1(2), 16(10)

Commencement

I1: Sch. 2 para. 31 in force at 15.8.2014, see reg. 1(2)