# The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions Regulations 2014, Paragraph 9: Amount of lump sum death benefits


(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (6), the amount of the lump sum death benefit payable in respect of a person to whom this Schedule applies (P) is equal to the amount of P’s final pensionable earnings multiplied by 3.
(2) If, in respect of P, a lump sum is payable under rule E.16 of the 2002 Section (amount of lump sum benefit under rule E.14: deferred members), the amount specified in sub-paragraph (1) is only payable if and to the extent that it exceeds the aggregate amount of any lump sum payments made in respect of P under rule E.16 of the 2002 Section.
(3) If, in respect of P, a lump sum is payable under rule 3.16 of the 1972 Section (preserved benefits), the amount specified in sub-paragraph (1) is only payable if and to the extent that it exceeds the aggregate amount of any lump sum payments made in respect of P under rule 3.16 of the 1972 Section.
(4) If, in respect of P, a lump sum is payable under rule F.13 of the 2007 Section (amount of lump sum benefit under rule F.11: deferred members and pensioner members) as it applies to a deceased deferred member of Section III (within the meaning of that Section), the amount specified in sub-paragraph (1) is only payable if and to the extent that it exceeds the aggregate amount of any lump sum payments made in respect of P under rule F.13 of the 2007 Section.
(5) If, in respect of P, a lump sum is payable under regulation 131 (amount payable on death of deferred member or pensioner member of alpha (death out of service)) as it applies to a deceased deferred member of alpha (within the meaning of that scheme), the amount specified in sub-paragraph (1) is only payable if and to the extent that it exceeds the aggregate amount of any lump sum payments made in respect of P under regulation 131.
(6) If, in respect of P, lump sums are payable under two or more of the provisions of the PCSPS or alpha referred to in sub-paragraphs (2) to (5), the amount specified in sub-paragraph (1) is only payable if and to the extent that it exceeds the aggregate amount of the lump sums that are payable.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1964/schedule/4/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-service-civil-servants-and-others-pensions-regulations-2014/schedule-4/paragraph-9
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