Commentary on Sections Summary Survivors who do not meet conditions for scheme benefits at assessment date
590.Paragraph 22 provides that pension compensation may be paid to a survivor who became entitled to a pension after the assessment date as a result of the death of a member before the assessment date. The pension must be one which is paid to the survivor as a result of satisfying conditions in the scheme rules. It must also be paid in respect of the deceased member’s pensionable service. The amount paid will be 100% of the pension which would have been paid by the scheme if entitlement had arisen before the assessment date plus any increases under paragraph 28. This is subject to the Secretary of State’s power to vary percentages (paragraph 30).