The surviving spouse of a contract staff member shall be entitled to a survivor's pension in accordance with Chapter 3 of Annex V. The pension shall not be less than 35 % of the final basic monthly salary received by the contract staff member, nor less than the basic monthly salary of contract staff in function group I, grade 1, step 1.
A person drawing a survivor's pension shall be entitled, on the conditions laid down in Annex IV to the family allowances specified in Article 60(3). However, the dependent child allowance shall be equal to twice the amount of the allowance provided for in Article 60(3)(b).
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CitationArticle 125 of Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)
