From the date you join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), you get valuable life cover and financial protection for your family. There are two types of benefits we could pay if you die, a dependant's pension and a lump sum death grant.
For more information visit our What death benefits we pay web page.
Keeping your expression of wish up to date is important. GMPF decides who to pay your death grant to and we have payment guidelines that help us do this, but we will always try to follow your wishes.
We must consider all relatives and dependants before making our decision so if the person or people you nominate are not your closest family, please consider telling us why.
You can check and change your nomination in your My Pension account.
You can also update your death grant nomination by calling our Customer Services team on 0161 301 7000 and asking them to post a form to your home address.
As well as updating your nomination, your My Pension account also allows you to:
- update your personal details
- use a pension calculator to calculate your benefits
- upload documents directly to us
- check your annual benefit statement, or if you're already receiving your pension you can view your P60 and payslips.
You can register for My Pension on our website.