Regulation 151 Annual rate of child pension: long-term

(1)

The long-term rate of child pension applies—

(a)

if a member (D) dies out of service; or

(b)

otherwise, when the short-term rate ceases to be payable.

(2)

The long-term rate of child pension is—

\frac{R \times a c c r u e d e a r n e d p e n s i o n}{E C}

(3)

R is—

(a)

37.5%, if a surviving adult pension is payable;

(b)

50%, if a surviving adult pension is not payable or has ceased to be payable;

(4)

“accrued earned pension” is D's accrued earned pension as at the date of D's death; and

(5)

EC is—

(a)

2, if a child pension is payable to no more than 2 eligible children; or

(b)

the number of eligible children, if a child pension is payable to more than 2 eligible children.