Delaware § 5529 Death benefit

Delaware Statutes

§ 5529 — Death benefit

Delaware § 5529

JurisdictionDelaware

Title29

PartPublic Officers and Employees

Ch. 55State Employees’ Pension Plan

Subch.Eligibility Requirements and Benefits

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Bluebook

Del. Code tit. 29, § 5529 (2026).

Text

Upon the death of an employee, former employee or pensioner or if a survivor’s pension is payable upon such death, when such pension ceases to be payable, there shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or, in the absence of a designated beneficiary, to the estate of the employee, former employee or pensioner a lump sum equal to the excess, if any, of the accumulated employee contributions with interest over the aggregate of all pension payments made.

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Upon the death of an employee, former employee or pensioner or if a survivor’s pension is payable upon such death, when such pension ceases to be payable, there shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or, in the absence of a designated beneficiary, to the estate of the employee, former employee or pensioner a lump sum equal to the excess, if any, of the accumulated employee contributions with interest over the aggregate of all pension payments made.