Beneficiaries
Understand what happens to your super in the event of your death.
Defined benefit members can’t nominate a beneficiary as scheme rules determine who receives your benefit in the event of your death.
Fund rules differ
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- CSS
- DFRDB
- MilitarySuper
- PSS
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When you die, your benefit will be paid to any eligible spouse and/or eligible children. If you have no eligible beneficiaries, your benefit will be paid to your estate.
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More information about the payment of benefits to eligible dependants is available in our factsheet below.
More information
Death and dependants' benefits
If a member dies whilst a MilitarySuper contributor, a preserved benefit member or a pensioner, a benefit will be paid to eligible dependants, or to the estate if there are no eligible dependants. This factsheet describes benefits in general.