CANADIAN  VETERANS AGAINST SECTION THIRTY-ONE

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        SURVIVING SPOUSES PENSION STATISTICS 

AS AT 31 MARCH 2006

As of 31 March 2006, there were 22.450 surviving spouses.  The below statistics concern the majority of this number - 21,624. **

Average Annual               No. of Surviving       Average Annual Total     

       Pension                               Spouses              Pension $

          $1,000                                      77                77,000

              3,000                                   1,044         3,132,000    

            5,000                                   2,399       11,995,000

            7,000                                   4,456       31,192,000

            9,000                                   4,729       42,561,000

          11,000                                   3.248       35,728,000

          13,000                                   2,063       26,819,000

          15,000                                   1,437       21,555,000

          17,000                                    1,012       17,204,000

          19,000                                      724       13,756,000

         21,000                                      435         9,135,000

                                                                   21,624    $213,154,000

$213,154,000 :- 21,624 = $9857 average annual pension.

$9857 :- 12 months = $821.42This is the average surviving spouses monthly pension based on the majority of survivors, 21,624.

How many other surviving spouses do not receive any part of the veteran's pension if they married the veteran after his/her 60th  birthday?

Pension Plan Financial Statements

Net assets available for benefits in 2003 -$41,531,000,000

Net assets available for benefits in 2005 - $45,502,000,000

Net assets available for benefits in 2006 - $48,168,000,000

** Annual Report Canadian Forces Superannuation Act