Beneficiaries
The father and mother of the deceased, provided that they were financially dependent on him at the time of his death and that there is no surviving spouse, ex-spouse, de facto partner or children of the deceased entitled to a pension. In the event that at the time of the deceased ' s death there was a spouse, ex-spouse, common-law spouse or children entitled to a pension, the father and mother of the deceased shall be entitled to the pension only from the time when the pension becomes vacant due to the death or loss of legal capacity of the spouse, ex-spouse or common-law spouse and the children entitled to it.
With effect from 1/1/2013, it is established that the presumption that the requirement of economic dependence is met occurs when the sum in annual computation of all income and income of any nature received by the family unit is less than twice the current minimum inter-professional wage.
In single-parent families, this requirement of economic dependency shall be presumed to exist when the amount indicated in the preceding paragraph is lower than the current minimum inter-professional wage.
Calculation of the pension
Each parent is entitled to 15 per 100 of the statutory basis, or 7.5 per 100 in the event that the deceased person died after being declared unfit for service or as a result thereof and the corresponding extraordinary pension has been indicated in his favour.
Under no circumstances shall any of the parents of the deceased official have the right to have the pension value of the other parent who dies or who is due to cease receiving the pension accrued to his or her own.