Regulation 16 Amount and duration of short-term family benefits

Regulation E24 of the principal Regulations is amended by substituting for paragraphs (3) to (5) the following:

“(3)

Subject to paragraph (4), the duration of the short-term pension payable shall be ascertained from the table below.

TABLE

Category	Person falling within regulation E23(1)	Duration of pension (months)
1	Spouse or nominated beneficiary but with no child	3
2	Spouse or nominated beneficiary with one child or more	6
3	No spouse or nominated beneficiary but one child or more	6

(4)

On the death of a spouse or nominated beneficiary before the termination of the short-term pension payable under Category 2 of the table in paragraph (3), the balance of pension is payable to the child or children as the case may be.”.