# The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014, Regulation 138: Payment of death grant

Extent: E+W

On the death of a member (D), where a death grant is to be paid, the payment must be made—
(a) to D's death grant beneficiary;
(b) if there is more than one death grant beneficiary, to those beneficiaries in the shares determined in accordance with regulation 133(4) and (5); or
(c) if there is no death grant beneficiary—
(i) to D's surviving adult; or
(ii) if there is no surviving adult, to D's personal representatives as part of D's estate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/512/regulation/138 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-138
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