Includes a lump sum payment consisting of the
member’s accumulated contributions plus interest;
and a lump sum payment of one months’ salary for
each full year of service credit, to a maximum of
six months salary.
2. Monthly survivor benefit
Payable for life, this benefit is equal to 100% of
the member’s disability benefit,which equals 50% of
final compensation (or a service retirement benefit,
if higher). If there is no surviving spouse or
registered domestic partner, the payment would go to
eligible children.
3. Combined benefit
This benefit is available only to an eligible
surviving spouse or registered domestic partner. The
benefit includes a lump sum payment of one month’s
salary for each full year of service credit, to a
maximum of six months’ salary; and a monthly benefit
as described in the previous column (monthly
survivor benefit), reduced by the actuarial
equivalent of the lump sum payment based on the
surviving spouse’s or registered domestic partner’s
age.
