Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018 (26 of 2018)

Schedule 2   Cessation of widow B pension

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

82   Saving and transitional provisions - widow B pension and special needs widow B pension

Widow B pension

(1) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, Parts 2.8 and 3.4 of, and clauses 128A and 146 of Schedule 1A to, the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to working out qualification for, or the rate of, widow B pension in respect of days occurring before that commencement.

Note: Clause 128 of Schedule 1A to the Social Security Act 1991 may also apply to working out the rate of widow B pension in respect of days occurring before that commencement.

(2) If before the commencement of this item:

(a) a person receiving widow B pension died; and

(b) in relation to that death, an amount had not been paid to a person under section 407 of the Social Security Act 1991;

then that section, as in force immediately before that commencement, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to that death as if the amendments made by this Schedule had not been made.

(3) No payment of widow B pension is to be made in accordance with Part 4.2 of the Social Security Act 1991 on or after the commencement of this item in relation to a day on or after that commencement.

Special needs widow B pension

(4) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, Part 2.16 of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to working out qualification for, or the rate of, special needs widow B pension in respect of days occurring before that commencement.

(5) If before the commencement of this item:

(a) a person receiving special needs widow B pension died; and

(b) in relation to that death, an amount had not been paid to a person under section 830 of the Social Security Act 1991;

then that section, as in force immediately before that commencement, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to that death as if the amendments made by this Schedule had not been made.

(6) Subject to subitem (5), no payment of special needs widow B pension is to be made in accordance with Part 2.16 of the Social Security Act 1991 on or after the commencement of this item in relation to a day on or after that commencement.