Death capital in the public service

What are the conditions to qualify for death capital?

Relatives of a established official with a working week of 28 hours or more may be granted a death grant if the death of the official occurs in one of the following situations:

• In activity position
• On secondment to another community or to another establishment of the territorial public service
• On secondment to hold an elected public office or a trade union mandate
• In automatic availability for health reasons.

Death capital may be granted regardless of the origin, time or place of death.

Relatives of the official, called rights-holders, who may benefit from the death capital, are:

• Spouse not separated from or divorced from the official or partner of Civil partnershipsCivil partnerships : Civil Solidarity Pact not dissolved before the death of the official and concluded more than 2 years before the death of the official
• Elderly children of the employee, at the date of death, under 21 years of age or infirm and not subject to income tax
• Children taken into the employee's home, aged, at the date of death, under 21 years of age or infirm, not subject to income tax and payable by the employee at the time of death
• Ascendants of the staff member at the time of death in the absence of a spouse, partner of Civil partnerships and children.

How to apply for death capital?

The grievor's successors in title must apply to the grievor's community or employing institution at the time of his death.

If the official was on secondment to the territorial civil service, the application for the death capital must be made to the local authority or the posting establishment.

If the employee was seconded to an elected public office or a trade union mandate, the application for death benefit must be made to the employee's home community or institution.

The employer's administration shall inform the persons entitled of the supporting documents to be provided in accordance with their situation.

What is the amount of death capital?

The amount of the death capital varies depending on whether the official's death occurs before the minimum retirement age or after that age if the official is still working.

How is the death capital distributed among the various beneficiaries?

The death capital shall be distributed among the various beneficiaries as follows:

• A third party to the Civil partnerships' spouse or partner
• Two thirds to the children, divided equally between them.

In the absence of a child, the death capital is paid in full to the Civil partnerships' spouse or partner.

In the absence of a Civil partnership or partner, the death capital is paid in full to the children and divided equally among them.

In the absence of a spouse or partner of Civil partnerships and children, the death capital shall be paid to the ascendant or shared among the ascendants of the official who were dependent on him at the time of death.

What are the conditions to qualify for death capital?

The relatives of a public official may benefit, on the death of the official, from a death capital of the Social Security Death Insurance if the following conditions are met:

• The agent is probationary official or established official whose working hours are less than 28 hours per week or contractual
• And the death occurs while the agent is active.

If the public official is a permanent or contract civil servant, relatives may also benefit from additional capital death on the part of theIrcantecIrcantec : Supplementary pension institution for non-permanent officials of the State and public authorities if the following conditions are met:

• The officer died before he was entitled to a full pension
• He has completed at least one year of service.

Death capital may be granted regardless of the origin, time or place of death.

The death capital of the Social Security Death Insurance shall be paid priority to persons who were, on the day of death, at the effective, total and permanent expense of the staff member.

If no priority is invoked within one month of the death of the staff member, the death capital shall be allocated to the following persons:

• Spouse not separated de jure or de facto or Civil partnershipsCivil partnerships : Civil Solidarity Pact
• In the absence of a Civil partnership or partner, descendants
• In the absence of a spouse or partner of Civil partnerships and descendants, ascendants.

The death capital of Ircantec shall be granted to the following persons:

• Spouse not separated from the staff member or partner of Civil partnershipsCivil partnerships : Civil Solidarity Pact not dissolved before the death of the staff member and concluded more than 2 years before the death of the staff member
• Elderly children of the agent, at the date of death, under 21 years of age or infirm and not subject to income tax
• Children taken into the home of the agent, aged at the date of death under 21 years of age or infirm, not subject to income tax and payable by the agent at the time of death
• Ascendants of the staff member at the time of death in the absence of a spouse, partner of Civil partnerships and children.

How to apply for death capital?

The approach varies depending on whether you are:

• Trainee official
• Or established official whose working hours are less than 28 hours per week or on contract.

What is the amount of death capital?

The amount of death capital paid by CPAM (or by the employee's employing community or institution if he was a probationary official) is equal to €3,977.

If there are several beneficiaries of the same rank (for example, several children), the death capital is shared among them.

The amount of death capital paid by Ircantec shall be equal to the sum of the remuneration received by the staff member during the 12 months preceding the date of his death reduced by €3,977.

If the amount so calculated is less than 75% of the remuneration received by the staff member during the 12 months preceding the date of his death, it is that amount of 75% remuneration received during the 12 months preceding the date of death which is paid.

The death capital shall be distributed among the various beneficiaries as follows:

• A third party to the Civil partnerships' spouse or partner
• Two thirds to the children, divided equally between them.

In the absence of a child, the death capital is paid in full to the Civil partnerships' spouse or partner.

In the absence of a Civil partnership or partner, the death capital is paid in full to the children and divided equally among them.

In the absence of a spouse or partner of Civil partnerships and children, the death capital shall be paid to the ascendant or shared among the ascendants of the staff member who were dependent on him at the time of death.

What are the conditions to qualify for death capital?

Relatives of a established official with a working week of 28 hours or more may receive a death grant if the official dies while in active employment in any of the following situations:

• In activity position
• On secondment to another community or to another establishment of the territorial public service
• On secondment to hold an elected public office or a trade union mandate
• In automatic availability for health reasons.

Death capital may be granted regardless of the origin, time or place of death.

Relatives of the official, called rights-holders, who may benefit from the death capital, are:

• Spouse not separated from or divorced from the official or partner of Civil partnershipsCivil partnerships : Civil Solidarity Pact not dissolved before the death of the official and concluded more than 2 years before the death of the official
• Elderly children of the employee, at the date of death, under 21 years of age or infirm and not subject to income tax
• Children taken into the employee's home, aged, at the date of death, under 21 years of age or infirm, not subject to income tax and payable by the employee at the time of death
• Ascendants of the staff member at the time of death in the absence of a spouse, partner of Civil partnerships and children.

How to apply for death capital?

The grievor's successors in title must apply to the grievor's community or employing institution at the time of his death.

If the official was on secondment to the territorial civil service, the application for the death capital must be made to the local authority or the posting establishment.

If the employee was seconded to an elected public office or a trade union mandate, the application for death benefit must be made to the employee's home community or institution.

The employer's administration shall inform the persons entitled of the supporting documents to be provided in accordance with their situation.

What is the amount of death capital?

The amount of the death capital varies depending on whether the official's death occurs before the minimum retirement age or after that age if the official is still working.

How is the death capital distributed among the various beneficiaries?

The death capital shall be distributed among the various beneficiaries as follows:

• A third party to the Civil partnerships' spouse or partner
• Two thirds to the children, divided equally between them.

In the absence of a child, the death capital is paid in full to the Civil partnerships' spouse or partner.

In the absence of a Civil partnership or partner, the death capital is paid in full to the children and divided equally among them.

In the absence of a spouse or partner of Civil partnerships and children, the death capital shall be paid to the ascendant or shared among the ascendants of the official who were dependent on him at the time of death.

What are the conditions to qualify for death capital?

The relatives of a public official may benefit, on the death of the official, from a death capital of the Social Security Death Insurance if the following conditions are met:

• The agent is probationary official or established official whose working hours are less than 28 hours per week or contractual
• And the death occurs while the agent is active.

If the public official is a permanent or contract civil servant, relatives may also benefit from additional capital death on the part of theIrcantecIrcantec : Supplementary pension institution for non-permanent officials of the State and public authorities if the following conditions are met:

• The officer died before he was entitled to a full pension
• He has completed at least one year of service.

Death capital may be granted regardless of the origin, time or place of death.

The death capital of the Social Security Death Insurance shall be paid priority to persons who were, on the day of death, at the effective, total and permanent expense of the staff member.

If no priority is invoked within one month of the death of the staff member, the death capital shall be allocated to the following persons:

• Spouse not separated de jure or de facto or Civil partnershipsCivil partnerships : Civil Solidarity Pact
• In the absence of a Civil partnership or partner, descendants
• In the absence of a spouse or partner of Civil partnerships and descendants, ascendants.

The death capital of Ircantec shall be granted to the following persons:

• Spouse not separated from the staff member or partner of Civil partnershipsCivil partnerships : Civil Solidarity Pact not dissolved before the death of the staff member and concluded more than 2 years before the death of the staff member
• Elderly children of the agent, at the date of death, under 21 years of age or infirm and not subject to income tax
• Children taken into the home of the agent, aged at the date of death under 21 years of age or infirm, not subject to income tax and payable by the agent at the time of death
• Ascendants of the staff member at the time of death in the absence of a spouse, partner of Civil partnerships and children.

How to apply for death capital?

The approach varies depending on whether you are:

• Trainee official
• Or established official whose working hours are less than 28 hours per week or on contract.

What is the amount of death capital?

The amount of death capital paid by CPAM (or by the employee's employing community or institution if he was a probationary official) is equal to €3,977.

If there are several beneficiaries of the same rank (for example, several children), the death capital is shared among them.

The amount of death capital paid by Ircantec shall be equal to the sum of the remuneration received by the staff member during the 12 months preceding the date of his death reduced by €3,977.

If the amount so calculated is less than 75% of the remuneration received by the staff member during the 12 months preceding the date of his death, it is that amount of 75% remuneration received during the 12 months preceding the date of death which is paid.

The death capital shall be distributed among the various beneficiaries as follows:

• A third party to the Civil partnerships' spouse or partner
• Two thirds to the children, divided equally between them.

In the absence of a child, the death capital is paid in full to the Civil partnerships' spouse or partner.

In the absence of a Civil partnership or partner, the death capital is paid in full to the children and divided equally among them.

In the absence of a spouse or partner of Civil partnerships and children, the death capital shall be paid to the ascendant or shared among the ascendants of the staff member who were dependent on him at the time of death.