Death benefit.
Del. Code tit. 29, § 5529
in effectUpon the death of an employee, former employee or pensioner or if a survivor’s pension is payable upon such death, when such pension ceases to be payable, there shall be paid to the designated beneficiary or, in the absence of a designated beneficiary, to the estate of the employee, former employee or pensioner a lump sum equal to the excess, if any, of the accumulated employee contributions with interest over the aggregate of all pension payments made.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title29/c055/sc02/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026
