September 1 promises to be a date rich in transformations with, in sight, the implementation of the pension reform. For future retirees, it is thus an increase in the legal retirement age, as well as an increase in the duration of insurance that are planned immediately. Other major changes will also take place, in particular concerning the survivor’s pension. Decryption.

For the time being, the survivor’s pension is intended for the surviving spouse after the death of his life partner. This is a part of the pension that your spouse benefited from or could have benefited from. It is paid according to certain conditions of resources, as well as a precise age limit. If the pension reform remains important in controversial changes, it will however bring welcome changes to the survivor’s pension by allowing its payment to orphans. This is a novelty for the basic pensions of the general scheme.

In this context, article 18 of the law of April 14, 2023 now authorizes the children of an insured person under the general scheme, whether he is an employee of the private sector, a contract under public law or a craftsman, to obtain a pension for each parent. deceased. It has not been specified, for the moment, the percentage of the basic pension that will be received by the orphan, even if a minimum amount has already been fixed. This survivor’s pension will be distributed equally among the orphans who have applied for it. It will nevertheless have a temporary duration and will only be paid up to an age defined by decree.