If you die before you take your pension, your beneficiaries may be entitled to receive benefits from the Scheme.
What’s paid to your beneficiaries will depend on the Scheme Rules in force on the date you stopped earning benefits, but they would normally include:
There are no lump sum benefits payable from the Scheme if you die before you take your pension.
You should contact the Pensions Administration Team to find out which benefits apply to you.
This information is intended as a guide only and is based on existing Scheme Rules and legislation at the time of publication. It does not create a legal right to certain benefits in the Scheme. The Scheme Rules may be amended from time to time and benefits payable to your beneficiaries will depend on the Scheme Rules in force on the date you left service. In all cases, the Scheme Rules will override any information provided on this site.