If there are three persons wholly dependent for support on a deceased employee and additional partial dependents, the partial dependents would receive:

• A. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents.
• B. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents, but not more than $25,000
• C. Four times the amount annually devoted to the support of the partial dependents, but not more than $70,000
• D. Nothing

Answer: (D)

In SIP survivor benefits, those who are wholly dependent for support have priority and receive the available death benefit. Partial dependents only receive a share if there are no wholly dependent survivors. With three people wholly dependent on the deceased, the entire benefit is allocated to them, leaving nothing for the partial dependents. So, the partial dependents would receive nothing. If there were no wholly dependent survivors, partial dependents could be eligible for a benefit, but that scenario isn’t the case here.