RPSM10104170 - Technical Pages: Death benefits: Pensions: Dependants' scheme pension: Limit for the years following the post-death year

Limit on a dependants’ scheme pension for the years following the post- death year

[Para 16C, Sch 28][Para 28, Sch 10, FA 2005]

Where the circumstances described in RPSM10104130 apply, the amount by which a dependants’ scheme pension may be increased after the post-death year is also limited.

This further limit applies from the end of the post death year; that is, it applies for the 12 month period that starts 12 months after the member’s death, and for each following 12 month period.

The rule provides that if in any of these 12 month periods, other than in excepted circumstances (see RPSM10104180), the amount of dependants’ scheme pension payable exceeds the ‘current member pension limit’ then the excess will not be treated as a dependants’ scheme pension and will be an unauthorised member payment (see RPSM10100120).

RPSM10104190 explains the current member pension limit.

Glossary ( RPSM20000000)