Life annuity for disability of the child of a deceased public official

Verified 28 July 2025 - Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The disabled child of a public official or contract staff member may benefit, under certain conditions, upon the death of his parent, from a life annuity for disability. We present you the information to know.

Warning

The life annuity for disability does not apply in the territorial and hospital public functions.

In order for the disability annuity to be granted, the death of the parent, whether a public servant or a contract worker, must have occurred in certain situations and the child must meet certain conditions.

Death of parent

The conditions differ depending on whether the parent was a civil servant or a contract worker:

Public servant

The grievor's parent must have died while in one of the positions following:

In an active position
Seconded to a public administration or institution of the State
Seconded to a public company or public interest group
Seconded to hold an elected public office
Seconded to exercise a trade union mandate
In availability for health reasons
In parental leave.

Contractual

The contractual parent must have died while in one of the following situations:

In operation
In parental leave
On unpaid sick leave in the event of temporary incapacity and in the absence of entitlement to paid sick leave
On unpaid sick leave at the end of sick leave or sick leave entitlements
In parental attendance leave
In caregiver leave
On unpaid leave for family reasons
On leave to perform a mission as a reservist
On leave to serve as a member of the Government or a member of the National Assembly, Senate or European Parliament.

Conditions to be fulfilled by the child

Children who are eligible for the disability life annuity are:

Child of deceased staff member or contractor
Child who was the actual cost to the official or contractor on the day of his death.

The children considered to be effectively dependent of the deceased official or contractor are:

Child of the deceased official or contractor, under 18 years of age or infirm, who does not have income distinct from that declared by the deceased public official
Child taken in by the deceased official or contractor at home, who does not have income distinct from that declared by the deceased public official
A child under 21 years of age (or under 25 if continuing his education) and a child of any age with an infirmity who has chosen to be attached to the tax home of his deceased parent
A child under the age of 21 (or under the age of 25 if continuing his education) and a child of any age with an infirmity who has chosen to be attached to the tax home of the deceased civil servant or contractor who took him in after he became an orphan of both parents.

The child shall, on the day of the death of his parent :

Fulfill the conditions to benefit from the Disabled Adult Allowance (DAA)
Or fulfill the conditions allowing his parent to benefit from the child-rearing allowance for disabled children (AEEH).

The employer administration of the deceased public official shall inform the declared beneficiaries of the official of their rights.

The application for a life annuity for disability should be sent to the employer's administration of the employee or contractor at the time of death.

The employer of the deceased employee or contractor shall forward to the State Pension Service (SRE) the information necessary for the examination of the application.

The examination of the application and the payment of the temporary education pension are carried out by the SRE.

Please note

The life annuity for disability cannot be combined with the temporary education pension.

The disability life annuity is paid:

Directly to the child if he meets the conditions to benefit from the AAH
To his legal representative when he meets the conditions to benefit from the AEEH because of the disabled child.

The life annuity for disability is paid from 1^er day of the month following the date of death of the parent.

It is paid every month term expired, i.e. at the end of the month for which it is paid.

The life annuity for disability is paid throughout the life of the child if he meets the conditions to benefit from it.

Its payment shall be suspended at the end of the month in which the conditions for receiving it are no longer fulfilled.

Payment shall resume if these conditions are again met.

FYI

In the event of the death of the second parent, the child shall, under the same conditions, receive a 2^e life annuity for disability if the second parent was also a government official or contractor.

The amount of the disability life annuity is fixed at €588.75 per month.