# The Teachers' Pension Scheme Regulations 2014, Regulation 171: Commutation of whole pension (serious ill-health)


(1) This regulation applies to a member (P) who, on the entitlement day for a pension, has a life expectancy of less than a year.
(2) P may apply to the scheme manager to receive a lump sum instead of the pension.
(3) The application must—
(a) be in writing,
(b) be made when P applies under regulation 162 for payment of the pension, and
(c) be accompanied by all the medical evidence necessary for the scheme manager to determine that P is entitled to payment of the lump sum.
(4) If P is eligible to apply under regulation 168 to receive a lump sum under that regulation—
(a) the largest permissible lump sum is to be paid under that regulation; and
(b) the conversion amount under that regulation is to be deducted when calculating the annual rate under regulation 172(2)(a).
(5) In this regulation, “ pension” means—
(a) an age retirement pension and any phased retirement pension payable with it;
(b) an ill-health pension and a total incapacity pension or phased retirement pension payable with it; or
(c) a pension credit retirement pension.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/512/regulation/171 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pension-scheme-regulations-2014/regulation-171
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