Supplemental Contributory Pensions Trust Act · 2026 Revised Edition · Part · Payments from Trust
Section 22
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where a member dies —
member
“member” means a member of the Trust to whose credit any amount is standing in the Trust, and includes a self-employed person who contributes to the Trust voluntarily under section 9;
before attaining the age of 60 years; and
has made any contribution under this Act for the month immediately preceding the month in which his death occurs, there shall be paid to —
a widow or husband;
a widow or husband and children of the member;
children of the member; or
parents, if such member has no widow or husband or children, a minimum monthly survivorship benefit of $400 to them collectively for a fixed period of 15 years with effect from the date immediately following the death of such member.
Where a widow or husband in respect of whom a monthly survivorship benefit is granted under this section remarries or dies, such benefit shall be paid to the children to whom a monthly survivorship benefit is paid or payable under subsection (1).
survivorship benefit
“survivorship benefit” means the monthly survivorship benefit payable to a person under section 22;
A child in respect of whom a monthly survivorship benefit is paid under this section shall cease to be eligible for such benefit on such child attaining the age of 21 years or on marriage below such age.
A monthly survivorship benefit shall be ceased if there is no eligible beneficiary.
Supplemental Contributory
Pensions Trust 24
In this section —
“child” means a person under 21 years of age and includes —
a posthumous child;
a stepchild or illegitimate child born before the death of the member and wholly or mainly dependent on him for support; and
an adopted child who is adopted in a manner recognised by any written law before the death of the member and dependent on him for support;
“widow” means, in the case of a deceased member who was a Muslim, all his legal wives living at the time of his death.
Terms defined in s 2
member
Defined · s 2“member” means a member of the Trust to whose credit any amount is standing in the Trust, and includes a self-employed person who contributes to the Trust voluntarily under section 9;
survivorship benefit
Defined · s 2“survivorship benefit” means the monthly survivorship benefit payable to a person under section 22;
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