Deceased Members Benefits

What happens to my super if I die?

The diagram shows what benefit your dependants (if applicable) would be entitled to should you die whilst a contributor to MilitarySuper.

If there is a surviving spouse or children

If there is a surviving spouse or children they may be eligible for part of the deceased's pension or any unclaimed part of an accumulated benefit. Please refer to the relevant application forms below.

Completion of the Spouse's or child 's Benefit Claim forms will need to be accompanied by:

marriage certificate
death certificate
tax file number of claimant
new bank account details

If there is no surviving spouse or children

If there is no surviving spouse or children, the benefit would normally be paid to the Member's estate. However the MSB Board has a discretion to pay a benefit to a person who is dependent upon the Member, provided that person is named in the Member's will and was previously nominated by the Member to the MSB Board.

An Application for Estate Benefits (DM90) (PDF, 216KB) form will be required.

An estimate of any benefit can be obtained from the Customer Service Centre on 1300 006 727.

Salary Forfeited AWOL

In the event of death whilst on salary forfeited AWOL for a continuous period of more than 21 days, there is no MilitarySuper death benefit available to an eligible spouse, child/children or to your estate unless the Board is satisfied that there are sufficient mitigating circumstances. Instead, a resignation benefit becomes payable.

Forms and Fact Sheets

PDFs can be viewed and printed using the FREE Adobe Acrobat Reader.

A family Member has died. What should I be doing about his OR her superannuation?

You should notify MilitarySuper of the death of a Member by phoning the Customer Service Centre on 1300 006 727 or by writing to:

MilitarySuper
PO Box 22
BELCONNEN ACT 2616

The following information will be required:

the name of the deceased
his/her reference number
the date of death
your relationship with the deceased

More Information

Customer Service Centre

For information about your superannuation entitlement, the payment of your benefit or about any other superannuation related matter, contact the Customer Service Centre.