Dependants benefits

A spouse's, civil partner's or nominated cohabiting partner's pension, is payable from the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) if you are married, in a registered civil partnership or are a nominated cohabiting partner on the date of the member's death.

Survivor benefits usually comprise of one or more of the following elements:-

• a survivor's pension  
• a lump sum death grant

The survivor pension benefits payable to a spouse, civil partner or nominated cohabiting partner is dependent upon the membership status of the member at the date of death

• if death occurs whilst the member is contributing to the LGPS
• if the member left the LGPS before 1st April 2008 and dies with an entitlement to a deferred benefit
• if the member left the LGPS on or after 1st April 2008 and dies with an entitlement to a deferred benefit
• if the member retired from the LGPS before 1st April 2008 and dies whilst in receipt of a pension
• if the member retired from the LGPS on or after 1st April 2008 and dies whilst in receipt of a pension .

Survivor pension benefits are increased in April every year in line with the cost of living.  Information on pensions increase can be found on the pensions increases page.

Please note there are no further benefits payable after your death.