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Composition and rates of widows' (non-contributory) pensions.
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20.—(1) A widow's (non-contributory) pension payable to the widow, resident in a county borough, of a man shall, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, be as follows, that is to say:—
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(a) if and so long as there are two or more children of such man alive and under the appointed age, such pension shall consist of—
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(i) an allowance in respect of such widow at the rate of seven shillings and six pence per week, and
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(ii) an allowance in respect of the eldest or elder of such children, at the rate of three shillings and six pence per week, and
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(iii) an allowance in respect of, in case there are three or more such children, each of such children (other than the eldest) or, in case there are two such children only, the younger of such children, at the rate of one shilling and six pence per week;
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(b) if and so long as there is one child only of such man alive and under the appointed age, such pension shall consist of—
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(i) an allowance in respect of such widow at the rate of seven shillings and six pence per week, and
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(ii) an allowance in respect of such child at the rate of three shillings and six pence per week; and
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(c) if there is no child of such man alive and under the appointed age, such pension shall consist of an allowance in respect of such widow at the rate of seven shillings and six pence per week.
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(2) A widow's (non-contributory) pension payable to the widow, resident in an urban area, of a man shall, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, be as follows, that is to say:—
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(a) if and so long as there are two or more children of such man alive and under the appointed age, such pension shall consist of—
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(i) an allowance in respect of such widow at the rate of six shillings per week, and
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(ii) an allowance in respect of the eldest or elder of such children, at the rate of two shillings and six pence per week, and
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(iii) an allowance in respect of, in case there are three or more such children, each of such children (other than the eldest) or, in case there are two such children only, the younger of such children, at the rate of one shilling per week;
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(b) if and so long as there is one child only of such man alive and under the appointed age, such pension shall consist of—
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(i) an allowance in respect of such widow at the rate of six shillings per week, and
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(ii) an allowance in respect of such child, at the rate of two shillings and six pence per week; and
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(c) if there is no child of such man alive and under the appointed age, such pension shall consist of an allowance in respect of such widow at the rate of six shillings per week.
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(3) A widow's (non-contributory) pension payable to the widow, resident in a rural area, of a man shall, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, be as follows, that is to say:—
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(a) if and so long as there are two or more children of such man alive and under the appointed age, such pension shall consist of—
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(i) an allowance in respect of such widow at the rate of five shillings per week, and
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(ii) an allowance in respect of the eldest or elder of such children, at the rate of two shillings per week, and
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(iii) an allowance in respect of, in case there are three or more such children, each of such children (other than the eldest) or, in case there are two such children only, the younger of such children, at the rate of one shilling per week;
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(b) if and so long as there is one child only of such man alive and under the appointed age, such pension shall consist of—
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(i) an allowance in respect of such widow at the rate of five shillings per week, and
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(ii) an allowance in respect of such child, at the rate of two shillings per week; and
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(c) if there is no child of such man alive and under the appointed age, such pension shall consist of an allowance in respect of such widow at the rate of five shillings per week.
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(4) References in this Act to the widow's (non-contributory) allowance shall be construed as references to an allowance in respect of a widow under sub-sections (1), (2), or (3) of this section, and references in this Act to a child's (non-contributory) allowance shall be construed as references to an allowance in respect of a child under sub-sections (1), (2) or (3) of this section.
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