Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008

Widowed parent grant — amendment to definition.

11.— Section 137(2) (as amended by section 19 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2007 ) of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following definition for the definition of “widowed parent ”:

“ ‘widowed parent’ means a widow or widower—

(a) who—

(i) in the case of a widow, has at least one qualified child who normally resides with her at the date of death of her spouse or whose child is born within 10 months of the date of death of her spouse, or

(ii) in the case of a widower, has at least one qualified child who normally resides with him at the date of death of his spouse,

and

(b) who—

(i) is entitled to, or in receipt of, bereavement grant, or

(ii) is entitled to, or in receipt of—

(I) death benefit under section 81,

(II) widow’s (contributory) pension under Chapter 18 of Part 2,

(III) widower’s (contributory) pension under Chapter 18 of Part 2,

(IV) widow’s (contributory) pension under Chapter 18 of Part 2 or widower’s (contributory) pension under Chapter 18 of Part 2 by virtue of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 1 or by virtue of a reciprocal agreement under section 287,

(V) one-parent family payment, or

(VI) State pension (non-contributory),

which includes an increase in respect of a qualified child;”.

1OJ No. L149, 5.7.1971, p.2