# The Teachers' Pensions Regulations 2010, Regulation 104: Death grant: death of pension credit member before benefits payable


(1) A death grant may be paid on the death of a pension credit member (D) who dies before pension credit retirement benefits become payable under regulation 105 (pension credit retirement benefits).
(2) The amount of the death grant is—
(a) where D had a normal pension age of 60, an amount equal to the amount of the pension credit retirement lump sum which would have been payable if D had reached that age at the date of D's death, and
(b) where D had a normal pension age of 65, an amount equal to the amount of the pension credit retirement lump sum which would have been payable if D had had a normal pension age of 60 and had reached that age at the date of D's death.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/990/regulation/104 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/teachers-pensions-regulations-2010/regulation-104
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