A lump sum death grant is paid if, when you die, you are under age 75 and one of the following applies:
- you are still paying in the LGPS
- you have left the LGPS but have not taken payment of your pension
- you left after 31 March 2008 and have been receiving your pension for less than 10 years
- you left the LGPS between 1 April 1998 and 31 March 2008 and have been receiving your pension for less than 5 years.
If you left before 1 April 1998 and are receiving your pension, a death grant may be paid when you die. The calculation is complex and you can ask your local pension fund for an estimate of the amount that may be payable.