Orphans Pensions - Beneficiaries - 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 6.07 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.