If you've contributed to the Scheme on or after 1 April 2008, complete a lump sum on death benefit nomination (DB2) form.
If your membership ended before 1 April 2008, your lump sum on death is paid to your legal spouse or civil partner. If you want us to pay the lump sum to a Personal Representative dealing with the estate rather than a legal spouse or civil partner, complete a lump sum on death benefit (DB1) form.
If you’ve retired and been in receipt of your pension for 5 years or longer, you cannot nominate as there will be no death gratuity lump sum payable.
Nominees
If you nominate your partner for survivor benefits but do not want them to receive any lump sum on death benefit, complete a lump sum on death benefit nomination DB2 form.
The nomination can be for a single individual, multiple individuals, or a single organisation.
If you make multiple nominations, we’ll pay separate amounts to each nominee on receipt of a completed claim form and the nominees original birth certificate.
If the nominee is a minor, a claim form will be sent to the child's legal guardian.
If you’re single and have not made a nomination, any lump sum will be paid to your estate.
If a nominee dies before payment can be made, the deceased nominees share would be paid to your estate unless you change your nomination.
If there’s no estate as you have no Will or blood relatives, any benefits payable on death may be paid to the Treasury Solicitor’s Office.
Nominating an individual or individuals
There’s no limit on the number of individuals that can be nominated.
If you’re nominating multiple individuals, you can:
- opt for the individuals to receive an equal share of the lump sum on death benefit
- enter the proportion of the total that each individual should receive
The total of the proportions entered must equal 100%.
Nominating an organisation
The lump sum on death benefit cannot be split between people and an organisation.
It can only be nominated to one organisation which is:
- a body corporate
- an unincorporated body
- your personal representative(s)
A body corporate must be a legal entity including:
- an association
- a company
- a person
- the government
- a government agency
- an institution identified by a particular name
An unincorporated body can be:
- a voluntary association or union which can also be called a voluntary organisation, unincorporated association, or an association
- a group of individuals who enter into an agreement as volunteers to form a body or organisation to accomplish a purpose
Change or cancel a nomination
If you have membership in the Scheme on or after 1 April 2008, you must complete a new DB2 form to make any changes to a nomination.
You must complete an existing nomination cancellation (NOM1) form to cancel an existing nomination.
If your membership in the Scheme ended before 1 April 2008, you must complete a DB1 form to change or cancel a nomination.