If you die after retiring on pension, your benefits will no longer be payable. Your widow, widower, civil partner, nominated cohabiting partner, next-of-kin or person dealing with your Estate must immediately contact the Fund as otherwise an overpayment could occur.

If you paid into the LGPS on or after 1 April 2008 - A death grant will be paid if you die before the age of 75 and your pension has been in payment for less than 10 years. The amount payable would be 10 times your annual pension reduced by any pension already paid to you (ignoring any reduction in your pension as a result of re-employment by an employer offering membership of the LGPS).

You can complete an ‘Expression of Wish Form’ to say who you would like Avon Pension Fund to pay any Death Grant to. Follow the link below to download the form.

If a Survivor’s Pensions is payable to your Spouse, Civil Partner or Nominated Cohabiting Partner, an application form will be sent to them for completion. We will need to see a copy of the marriage or civil partnership certificate. If you live with a so-called ‘Common Law’ partner that you aren’t married to and haven’t completed a ‘Nomination of a Cohabiting Partner Form’ then they will not receive a Survivor’s Pension in respect of your LGPS Membership if you die before them.

Only people who were paying into the LGPS on or after 1 April 2008 are able to nominate a cohabiting partner to receive a Survivor’s Pension.

Children's Pensions are payable to any eligible dependent children you may have. To be eligible, a child must normally be under the age of 18, or 23 if they have continued in education. If your child is dependent on you because of physical or mental impairment they may be eligible at any age.