rate can be reduced where the husband only partially satisfied the contribution conditions.
Increases are paid for qualifying children at the same rates as those payable with widow's allowance.
The allowance can be paid, without increases for children, if the widow has a son or daughter residing with her who is under 19 but does not count as a child because he or she has left school.
Widowed mother's allowance is taxable.
Widow's pension
Widow's pension is payable when:
widow's allowance ends and the widow does not qualify for widowed mother's allowance providing she was 40 or over when her husband died;
or
widowed mother's allowance ends providing the widow is then 40 or over.
Amounts payable
The weekly rate is £17.50.
This rate is payable where the widow was 50 or over when her husband died or when she ceased to be entitled to widowed mother's allowance.
Reduced rates are payable for women between 40 and 50 at that time.
Age 40
£5.25
41
£6.48
42
£7.70
43 £8.93
Age 44
£10.15
45
£11.38
46
£12.60
47
£13.83
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Age 48 £15.05 £16.28
The rates can be further reduced where the husband only partially satisfied the contribution conditions.
Widow's pension is taxable.
Widow's benefit stops if the widow remarries or lives with a man as his wife.
How to claim
The Registrar issues a special certificate free to the person registering a death. The back of this certificate should be completed and it should be sent to the local social security office who will issue other necessary claim forms. Claim forms can also be obtained on request from any social security office.
Further information: Leaflet NI13.
Workmen's compensation (supplementation) scheme
In certain cases supplementation allowances are payable to people with rights to compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Acts. These rights are in respect of accidents occurring or diseases contracted in employ- ment before the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act came into force on 5 July 1948.
Further information: Leaflet WS1.
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