Entitlement to widow’s death benefit

(1) Subject to paragraph (4), the widow of the relevant person shall be entitled to death benefit (hereafter in these Regulations referred to as “widow’s death benefit”) if at the date of death of such person the widow– (a) was pregnant by the relevant person or had the care of a child of his under sixteen years, or under twenty-one years if receiving full time education, and she shall be entitled as long as she is so pregnant or has the care of such child as aforesaid; (b) was over fifty years, in which case the benefit shall be payable for life; or (c) was permanently incapable of self- support and wholly dependent on the relevant person in which case the benefit shall be payable as long as she remains so incapable. Social Security 97 (2) A widow who at the date of the relevant person’s death is entitled to receive a pension in accordance with subparagraph (a) of paragraph (1) shall, subject to paragraph (4), be entitled to receive such pension for life if on attaining the age of fifty years she still has the care of such child under sixteen years, or under twenty–one years if receiving full time education. (3) A widow who at the date of the relevant person’s death is not entitled to benefit under paragraph (1) shall receive widow’s death benefit for a period of fifty-two weeks at the same rate as the benefit to which she would have been entitled had she satisfied those conditions. (4) Widow’s death benefit shall cease if the widow remarries or is to be treated as having remarried in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 63 (6).