Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2005

Award of bereavement grant and payments after death in certain cases.

16.—The Principal Act is amended in section 247 (as amended by section 11 of the Act of 2003)—

(a) by inserting the following after subsection (4):

“(4A) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (3) and subject to subsection (6), the Minister may provide for the award of a bereavement grant or a payment under section 210, in the circumstances and subject to the conditions that may be prescribed, on receipt of information that may be prescribed, verified in the manner that may be prescribed, where the Minister is satisfied that the information is adequate to ensure that the award is made in accordance with this Act.”,

and

(b) by inserting the following after subsection (5):

“(6) In the case of an award made under subsection (4A), any question which arises subsequently in relation to whether a bereavement grant or a payment under section 210 is or is not payable, or in relation to who is entitled to receive a bereavement grant or a payment under section 210, shall be referred to a deciding officer for decision.”.