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EPF Pension: Employees Provident Fund members get EPF pension after retirement at the age of 58 years. However, in exceptional circumstances, pension can also start at the age of 50. For that some conditions like employment for 10 years have to be fulfilled.Trending NewsA member has not yet completed 10 years of service and has been disabled before that. So will he be eligible for pension? Or if a member dies before reaching the age of 50, the surviving family members get pension? The answer to both these hypothetical questions is 'yes'. There can be many types of examples or problems. That is why EPFO ​​has listed some rules and placed them under seven broad categories.Also Read: Adani Group to Enter UPI, Credit Card Business; Reliance will take on GoogleThese categories are as follows…Post Retirement Pension: This pension is given to customers who have completed 10 years of service or completed 58 years of service.Early Pension: Early pension is offered to customers who are above 50 years of age, have completed 10 years of service and then quit to join an organization that does not have EPF facility. They can either start taking an early pension at age 50 or wait until age 58 to be eligible for a full pension. But in this way, the amount received by early pensioners is reduced by 4 percent for each year.agePension (Amount in Rs.)58 years१०.०००57 years9,600 (4 percent less than 10,000)56 years9,216 (down 4 percent from 9,600)(Source: EPFO ​​Official YouTube Channel)Disability Pension: This pension is given to EPFO ​​members who become disabled (temporarily or permanently) during service. There is no minimum age (50 or 58) or 10 years of service to qualify for this pension. Even if a member has contributed one month to EPF, he is eligible for EPFO ​​pension in this category.Also Read: If Modi government comes again in the country, 'he' shares can fetch huge money, say expertsWidow or Child Pension : In case of death of an EPF member, his widow wife and two children below 25 years together are eligible for pension. After the first child reaches 25 years, the third child also becomes eligible for pension and the first becomes ineligible for pension. As long as only two children (below 25 years) are receiving pension after the death of the member, the same process will continue for the fourth child. In this case too there is no age or minimum service requirement. Even if the member has contributed one month, in case of death the wife and children are eligible for pension.Orphan Pension : When a member dies and is not survived by his wife, both his children below 25 years of age get pension. This pension stops after the elder child reaches 25 years of age.Also Read: Cyclone Damaged Your Vehicle? Don't worry, get 'such' compensationNominee Pension: After the death of the customer, the nominee is eligible to receive pension and who gets it is determined by the e-nomination form filled by the customer on the EPFO ​​portal.Pension of Dependent Parents:If a recently deceased EPFO ​​member is unmarried, his dependent father is eligible for pension. The mother of the member is eligible for pension after the father. His right to pension will continue throughout his life. Form 10D is expected to be filled for that.DepartmentEpfoPension News