Orphans Pensions - Articles

Article II 6.01 Entitlement to Pension of Single Orphans 

A dependent child shall be entitled to an orphan’s pension, upon the death of a parent who is a beneficiary of a retirement or a disability pension, or a member.

Article II 6.02 Entitlement to Pension of Double Orphans 

A dependent child shall be entitled to a double orphan’s pension upon the death of a parent who is a beneficiary of a retirement or a disability pension, or a member, if the other parent of the child is no longer living. Except in the case where the pension for surviving spouse ceases on remarriage (Article II 5.03), a single orphan shall be treated as a double orphan if the surviving parent is not a beneficiary of the Fund and is unable to provide adequate maintenance for the child.

Article II 6.03 Amount of Pension for Single Orphans 

The amount of the single orphan's pension shall be equal to the following percentages of the final reference salary of the deceased parent: 
   a) 24% for 1 orphan; 
   b) 34% total for 2 orphans; 
   c) 40% total for 3 orphans; 
   d) 45% total for 4 orphans; 
   e) 50% total for 5 or more orphans.
The total of the pensions of the surviving spouse and of the orphan(s) may not exceed the final reference salary of the deceased member or the total pension and allowances of the deceased beneficiary. Accordingly,  pensions shall be deemed reduced proportionally, when necessary, to conform to this provision. 

Article II 6.04 Amount of Pension for Double Orphans 

The amount of the double orphan's pension shall be equal to: 
   a) 38.5% FRS* for 1 orphan;
   b) 38.5% FRS* + 2 CA** total for 2 orphans;
   c) 38.5% FRS* + 4 CA** total for 3 orphans;
   d) 38.5% FRS* + 6 CA** total for 4 orphans;
   e) 38.5% FRS* + 7 CA** total for 5 orphans;
and so on, increasing by 1 CA** per orphan from the sixth orphan onwards. 

Where both deceased parents were either members or beneficiaries, the double orphan’s pension(s) shall be calculated on the aggregate of the parents’ final reference salaries.
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* FRS = Final Reference Salary of the deceased parent
** CA = dependent Child's Allowance, as given in Annex B, based on the maximum period of membership

Article II 6.07 Duration of the Orphan's Pension 

The orphan's pension shall commence: 
   a) on the day following the death of the parent, where the parent was a member;
   b) on the first day of the month following the death of the parent, where the parent was a beneficiary.
It shall cease at the end of the month in which the orphan no longer fulfils the qualifying conditions for 'dependent child'. The pensions of any other orphans, and if applicable that of the surviving parent, shall then be recalculated. 

Article II 6.08 Non-concurrence of Benefits

The orphan's pension for a handicapped child within the meaning of the Staff Rules and Regulations shall not be cumulative with benefits paid by a pension scheme for similar cases.