Nhs Death In Service

[Greedyfly]

Hello all

Those who work within the NHS will hopefully know the answer to this. If you are an employee of the NHS and you die whilst employed regardless of circumstance is there a 'payout' as such for your spouse?

I recall someone telling me that there spouse would get a £10,000 'payout' for death in service but I can't find anything online besides pension related items.

Thank you all

GF

[Buenchico]

>>>besides pension related items

. . . but that's exactly what you should be looking at! It's not the NHS, per se, that makes any payment. It's the NHS Pension Scheme, under its life assurance provisions:
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/Pensions/LifeAssurance.aspx

[Huderon]

If by death in service you mean while at work, at least one part of the NHS (London Ambulance Service) does have such a payout. I guess with other parts it would depend on the contract terms and benefits that are offered.

[Prudie]

It looks like Chris' link has given you an answer. For me in MOD it's 2 year's current salary tax free to the nominated death benefit recipient. If no-one is nominated it goes into the estate. Probably similar for NHS.

[Greedyfly]

As I thought then, no pension no 'insurance'.

Thank you all