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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Terminal illness lump sum: eligibility

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Version Superseded: 18/11/2024

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Point in time view as at 31/12/2023.

Changes to legislation:

Pensions Act 2004, Cross Heading: Terminal illness lump sum: eligibility is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1Terminal illness lump sum: eligibilityE+W+S

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 7 paras. 25B-25F and cross-headings inserted (1.4.2009 for specified purposes) by Pensions Act 2008 (c. 30), s. 149(1), Sch. 8 para. 14; S.I. 2009/809, art. 2(1)(b)(iii)

25B(1)This paragraph applies to a person in relation to whom all of the following conditions are met—E+W+S

(a)the person is terminally ill;

(b)if the person lived to the relevant age, the person would become entitled on attaining that age to relevant compensation in relation to the scheme;

(c)the person has not yet become entitled to any compensation under the pension compensation provisions in relation to the scheme;

(d)the whole or any part of the person's lifetime allowance is available.

(2)A person to whom this paragraph applies may make an application to the Board to commute the future entitlement mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for a lump sum (“a terminal illness lump sum”) payable on the granting of the application.

(3)For the purposes of this Chapter a person is “terminally ill” at any time if at that time the person suffers from a progressive disease and the person's death in consequence of that disease can reasonably be expected within 6 months.

(4)In this paragraph—

  • lifetime allowance”, in relation to a person, has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the Finance Act 2004 (c. 12) (pension schemes etc) (see section 218 of that Act);

  • relevant age”, in relation to a person, means—

    (a)

    in relation to compensation entitlement to which has been accelerated F2... under regulations under paragraph 25 F3..., the age at which the person becomes entitled to the compensation in accordance with the regulations;

    (b)

    in relation to compensation entitlement to which has not been so accelerated F4..., normal pension age (or, in a case to which paragraph 21 [F5or 21A] applies, normal benefit age);

  • relevant compensation” means—

    (a)

    periodic compensation under paragraph 11 or 15, or

    (b)

    lump sum compensation under paragraph 14 or 19.

[F6(5)Sub-paragraph (6) applies where—

(a)the commencement of a person's periodic compensation under paragraph 11 or 15 is postponed by virtue of paragraph 25A, or

(b)the payment of a person's lump sum compensation under paragraph 14 or 19 is postponed by virtue of that paragraph.

(6)This paragraph applies as if—

(a)the person first becomes entitled to compensation under the paragraph in question immediately after the period of postponement ends, and

(b)in sub-paragraph (1)(b), for “if the person lived to the relevant age, the person would become entitled on attaining that age” there were substituted “ if the period of postponement ended, the person would become entitled ”.]]

Textual Amendments

F2Words in Sch. 7 para. 25B(4)(a) omitted (13.3.2013) by virtue of Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19), s. 38(4), Sch. 4 para. 26(1)(a)(i); S.I. 2013/585, art. 2(b)(ii)

F3Words in Sch. 7 para. 25B(4)(a) omitted (13.3.2013) by virtue of Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19), s. 38(4), Sch. 4 para. 26(1)(a)(i); S.I. 2013/585, art. 2(b)(ii)

F4Words in Sch. 7 para. 25B(4)(b) omitted (13.3.2013) by virtue of Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19), s. 38(4), Sch. 4 para. 26(1)(a)(ii); S.I. 2013/585, art. 2(b)(ii)

F5Words in Sch. 7 para. 25B(4) inserted (3.1.2012) by Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19), s. 38(4), Sch. 4 para. 19(3)(c); S.I. 2011/3034, art. 3(i)(iv)

F6Sch. 7 para. 25B(5)(6) inserted (13.3.2013) by Pensions Act 2011 (c. 19), s. 38(4), Sch. 4 para. 26(1)(b); S.I. 2013/585, art. 2(b)(ii)

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