These are benefits provided to the families. Surviving spouses, orphans or direct descendants are entitled to these pensions at the time of the soldier's death. This pension is also provided to the partners of a civil solidarity pact; this is not a marriage, but a union between two people that we refer to as a civil solidarity pact.
There are two survivor spouse pension rates. There is what we refer to as the reduced reversion rate. If the disabled soldier was receiving a pension at a rate of between 60% and 85%, this would be the disability rate. There is also a regular rate, if the soldier were pensioned at a rate in excess of 85%. The disability rate is taken into consideration in calculating the pension to be reverted to the spouse. Anything beyond 85% is considered a normal rate and is fully reversible.
Surviving spouses aged 50 and under who have few resources can also have the pension increased. We refer to this as an exceptional supplement, and every year the resource level of this individual is subject to a review. It is only the trésorier-payeur général, the paymaster general, who can decide whether or not to grant this increase.
We also have orphans' pensions, which are paid only if no survivor spouse pension is paid, namely, in the case where the spouse has deceased, remarried or divorced from the soldier and where there is a survivor or orphan resulting from a different relationship. This payment expires on the 21st birthday of the orphan, unless the latter is disabled or unable to look after him or herself, in which case the pension will be paid for the remainder of this individual's life.
In a nutshell, this is a brief description of the pensions and the payment of pensions to the spouse or children. If you would like, I can provide you with this document, which gives an itemized description of the provisions that I have just described to you.