Right to a spouse’s pension
14.1. Upon the death of a fund member who has paid contributions to the fund, the member’s surviving spouse is entitled to a pension from the fund pursuant to the rules below, cf. however, Art. 11.19.

Minimum payment period
14.2. A full spouse’s pension pursuant to Art. 14.7 is always paid to a surviving  spouse for at least 36 months and a half pension for an additional 24 months.

Entitlement for the youngest child
14.3. A surviving spouse is always paid a spouse’s pension, however, until the youngest child supported by the fund member reaches the age of 23 years, provided that it is supported by the spouse.

The surviving spouse is disabled
14.4. If the fund member’s spouse is at least 50% disabled and under 65 years of age, upon the death of the fund member they will receive a pension from the fund, until reaching 67 years of age, which is the same percentage of the spouse's pension provided for in Art. 14.7 as their loss of ability is assessed, 
but not less than the equivalent of 60% of the fund member's earned disability pension upon death based on 100% disability. The disability shall be evaluated every three years or according to the medical officer’s assessment.

Spouse born before 1945
14.5. If a fund member's spouse was born before 1945, they are entitled to a spouse's pension. A spouse’s pension is calculated as provided for in Art. 14.7, but decreases by 2% for each year that the spouse was born after 1 January 1925, by an additional 2% for each year the spouse was born after 1 January 
1930, by an additional 2% for each year the spouse was born after 1 January 1935 and by an additional 2% for each year the spouse was born after 1 January 1940.