EXPRESSIONOFWISHFORM
NOMINATIONSOFPERSONORPERSONSTORECEIVEANYDEATHGRANTPAYABLEUNDERTHESCHEME.
UnderpreviousLGPSregulationsanydeathgrantduehadtobepaidtothedeceasedperson’sestate.ThisusuallymeantthattherewasadelayinmakingpaymentbecauseitwasnecessarytowaitfortheEstatetobesettled.
Undercurrentregulations,WiltshireCouncil(theadministeringauthorityfortheLGPSinWiltshire)can,atitsdiscretion,payadeathgranttoanominatedbeneficiaryorbeneficiaries.
Howmuchisthedeathgrant?
Alumpsumdeathgrantof3xactualsalaryispayableupondeathinservice.Ifyouhavedeferredbenefitsoryouareapensionerthedeathgrantwillbedifferent.Youcanfindmoreinformationonourwebsiteorbycontactingus.
Whyshouldyoumake a nomination?
AnominationmakesiteasierforanydeathgranttobepaidquicklywithoutwaitingforyourEstatetobesettled,andnormallywithoutanyliabilitytoinheritancetax.Youshould,however,seekyourownindependentadviceaboutinheritancetaxandestatematters.
Itismostunlikelythatanyinheritancetaxadvantagecanbeachievedby,forexample,nominatingaspouse(butitstillenablesapaymenttobemademorequickly).
Whocanyounominate?
Youmaynominateanyindividualorindividualsorbodytoreceivepayment.
Willpaymentalwaysbemade tothenominatedbeneficiary?
WiltshireCouncilwillhavethegreatestregardforyourwishes.However,itisnotlegallyboundbythem.Your nominationwillbecomeinvalidinthefollowingcircumstances:
1.Thepersonyouhavenominatedhasdied.
2.Youhavenominatedyourspouseandthemarriagehassubsequentlybeendissolved.
WiltshireCouncilwillalsodisregardyournominationwherepaymenttothenominatedbeneficiaryisnotpracticable.Inthesecases,paymentwillbemadeto yourEstateasbefore.
How doyoumake a nomination?
BycompletingtheformoverleafandreturningittoWiltshirePensionFund(addressbelow).Ifthereisnotenoughroomontheformpleaseprovidedetailson
aseparatesheetofpaper,signitandattachittotheform.Formorethanonebeneficiaryyoushouldshowtheexactproportionyouwanttogotoeach.
Canyouchangeyournomination?
Yes,youcanchangeyournominationatanytimebycompletingandreturninganotherform.Youwillneedtokeepyournominationunderreviewifthereisanychangeinyourcircumstances.Pleaseensureyou
putthedateonanynewnominationform.
Do I havetomake a nomination?
No,butyoushouldconsidertheadvantagesof
doingso.Ifyoudonotmakeanomination,anydeathgrantwillbepaidtoyourEstate.
2016
Pleasenotethat:
LocalGovernment PensionSchemeWiltshirePensionFundEXPRESSIONOFWISHFORM
1.Theadvantageofnominatingyourrelativesordependentstoreceiveanylumpsumdeathgrantisthatpaymentsmaybemadequickly,withoutwaitingforyourEstatetobesettledandnormallywithoutanyliabilitytoinheritancetax.
2.AlthoughWiltshireCouncil willhavethegreatestregardforyour wishes, itisnotlegallybound bythem.PaymentwillbemadetoyourEstateifyournominationisinvalidorpaymenttothenominatedbeneficiaryisimpracticable.
3.YournominationmayberevisedatanytimebycompletingafurtherformwhichisavailablefromourwebsiteREMEMBERTOREVIEWYOURNOMINATIONIFYOURCIRCUMSTANCESCHANGE.
PLEASEWRITEINBLOCKCAPITALSANDCOMPLETEALLSECTIONS
Name: National InsuranceNumber:
Iwishyou,intheexerciseofyourdiscretion,toconsiderpayinganylumpsumdeathbenefitdueundertheLocalGovernmentPensionSchemetothebeneficiary(ies)nominatedbelow.
INSERTNAME(S)INFULLANDPERMANENTADDRESSINBLOCKLETTERS
Surname:Mr/Mrs/MissForenames:
Address:
Postcode:
Relationship/Status:Proportion:%
Surname:Mr/Mrs/MissForenames:
Address:
Postcode:
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Shouldyouwishtonominateadditionalbeneficiariespleaseprovidefulldetailsonaseparatesheetandattachittothisform.
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Whencompleted,thisformshouldbereturnedto:-WiltshirePensionFund
CountyHall,Trowbridge,Wiltshire,BA148JN
Telephone(01225)713613July2016