Children's Pension
Childrens' pensions are payable for so long as eligible children remain following your death. To be eligible your children must be:
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Aged under 18 (or under 23 if in full-time education or training since before the age of 18), and
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Legitimate or adopted, or
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Dependent upon you by reason of incapacity since before the age of 18, or
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Born within 12 months from the date of your death.
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The administering authority may, at their discretion, ignore a break in training or education and you can ask your administering authority what their policy is on this matter.
Childrens' Long-term Pension
If there is a pension payable to your legally married spouse, nominated cohabiting partner or civil partner the following childrens' pensions will be payable:
One eligible child will receive 1/320th of your final pay times the total membership used in the calculation of your benefits (including the enhancement to age 65)
Two or more eligible children will receive 1/160th of your final pay times the total membership used in the calculation of your benefits (including the enhancement to age 65) divided equally between them.
If there is no pension payable to your legally married spouse, nominated cohabiting partner or civil partner, all references made above to 1/320th should be replaced with 1/240th and all references to 1/160th should be replaced with 1/120th.
Children's pensions are fully index-linked.
