Regulation 43 Couples: termination of welfare supplementary payment on death of carerI1

After regulation 21A insert—

“Couples: termination of welfare supplementary payment on death of carer

21B.

(1)

This regulation applies where—

(a)

A and B are a couple,

(b)

B is in receipt of welfare supplementary payment by virtue of A providing care for the caree, and

(c)

A dies.

(2)

Welfare supplementary payment must cease to be paid at the expiry of 8 weeks beginning with the Sunday following the death (or beginning with the date of the death if the death occurred on a Sunday).

(3)

The period of payment must not exceed the time limit set out in—

(a)

regulation 6(3),

(b)

regulation 10(3),

(c)

regulation 14(3), or

(d)

regulation 18(3).”.