# The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014, Paragraph 34: Death out of service lump sum

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the purpose of payment of death benefits, a transition member with continuity of service who dies as a deferred member or pensioner member of this scheme dies out of service under this scheme and the PCSPS.
(2) On the death of a deferred member or pensioner member of this scheme—
(a) if regulation 131 (death out of service) applies to the member, a lump sum death benefit is payable under that regulation; and
(b) if the member is a deferred member or pensioner member of the PCSPS and the conditions for payment of a death out of service lump sum death benefit under the rules of the PCSPS are met, a death out of service lump sum death benefit is payable under the PCSPS.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1964/schedule/2/paragraph/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/schedule-2/paragraph-34
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