What if I die as a member?

Partner's pension

If you were to die as a member of the LGPS an ongoing pension is provided for your spouse, registered civil partner or, subject to certain qualifying conditions, your eligible cohabiting partner (if you were a member of the LGPS on or after 1 April 2008).

This pension is payable immediately after your death for the rest of their life and will increase every year in line with the cost of living. The pension benefits payable are generally calculated as below:

	Death whilst paying in (active member)	Death when no longer paying in (deferred member)
Your membership from 1 April 2014	1/160th of the pensionable pay you received in each year plus a proportion of any transfer of pension rights credited to your pension account plus, an enhancement equal to 1/160th of your assumed pensionable pay for each year of membership you would have built up from your date of death to your Normal Pension Age.	1/160th of the pensionable pay or assumed pensionable pay you received in each year plus a proportion of any transfer of pension rights credited to your pension account
Your membership up to 31 March 2014	1/160th of your final pay multiplied by the period of your membership up to 31 March 2014	1/160th of your final pay multiplied by the period of your membership up to 31 March 2014

	Death whilst paying in (active member)	Death when no longer paying in (deferred member)
Your membership from 1 April 2014	1/160th of the pensionable pay you received in each year plus a proportion of any transfer of pension rights credited to your pension account plus, an enhancement equal to 1/160th of your assumed pensionable pay for each year of membership you would have built up from your date of death to your Normal Pension Age.	1/160th of the pensionable pay or assumed pensionable pay you received in each year plus a proportion of any transfer of pension rights credited to your pension account
Your membership up to 31 March 2014	1/160th of your final pay multiplied by the period of your membership from 6 April 1988 up to 31 March 2014, plus any membership before 6 April 1988 if you elected to pay additional contributions to make it count*	1/160th of your final pay multiplied by the period of your membership from 6 April 1988 up to 31 March 2014, plus any membership before 6 April 1988 if you elected to pay additional contributions to make it count*

	Death whilst paying in (active member)	Death when no longer paying in (deferred member)
Your membership from 1 April 2014	Not Applicable	1/160th of the annual salary or assumed pensionable pay you received in each year plus a proportion of any transfer of pension rights credited to your pension account
Your membership up to 31 March 2014	Not Applicable	1/160th of your final pay multiplied by the period of your membership up to 31 March 2014

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What if I die as a member?

Partner's pension

For your spouse (from an opposite sex or same sex marriage) or civil partner

For your eligible cohabiting partner

For your same sex civil partner

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