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PART IV
Widowed Parent Grant
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Widowed parent grant.
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13.—The Principal Act is amended by the insertion after Chapter 19 of Part II of the following Chapter:
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“Chapter 19A
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Widowed Parent Grant
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116A.—(1) Subject to this Act, a grant (in this section referred to as a ‘widowed parent grant’) of £1,000, or such higher amount as may be prescribed, shall be paid to a widowed parent on the death of his or her spouse.
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(2) In this Chapter—
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‘spouse’ includes a party to a marriage that has been dissolved, being a dissolution that is recognised as valid in the State and in relation to a widow or widower who has been married more than once, refers only to the widow's or widower's last spouse;
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‘widow’ includes a woman who would otherwise be a widow but for the fact that her marriage has been dissolved, being a dissolution that is recognised as valid in the State;
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‘widowed parent’ means a widow or widower who—
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(a) has at least one qualified child who normally resides with him or her, and
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(b) (i) is entitled to or in receipt of bereavement grant, or
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(ii) is entitled to or in receipt of—
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(I) death benefit under section 60, or
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(II) widow's (contributory) pension, or
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(III) widower's (contributory) pension, or
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(IV) widow's or widower's (contributory) pension by virtue Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 19711
or by virtue of a reciprocal agreement under section 238, or
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(V) one-parent family payment,
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which includes an increase in respect of a qualified child;
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‘widower’ includes a man who would otherwise be a widower but for the fact that his marriage has been dissolved, being a dissolution that is recognised as valid in the State.”.
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1 O.J. No. L149, 5.7.1971, p2 |