Article 25 Rent allowance to surviving spouses, surviving civil partners and dependants who lived as spouses or civil partners, who have childrenF2

in the case of a surviving spouse or surviving civil partner, the household of the spouse or civil partner includes a child; or

in the case of a dependant, the household includes a child of the member

“child” means a child who has not attained the child's age limit, or who, having attained the age limit, is a student or an apprentice or is incapable of self-support by reason of an infirmity which arose before he attained the age limit, and includes any person fulfilling those conditions who should, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, having regard to his relationship or to connection with the member and the other circumstances of the case, be treated as covered by the provisions of this article;

“weekly rent and rates” means such sum as the Secretary of State may, after taking into account all relevant factors and making all necessary apportionments, consider to be the weekly amount in respect of rent, or the equivalent of rent, and rates which the surviving spouse, surviving civil partner or dependant is paying or providing either directly or indirectly for accommodation for the benefit of himself or herself as the case may be and the child;

“accommodation” means living accommodation without any service or benefit not ordinarily provided by the landlord to the tenant of an unfurnished dwelling house, but may include accommodation reasonably required for the storage of furniture.