HC Deb 23 February 1976 vol 906 cc45-6W
Mr. Warren

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will comment on the escalation in cost of the

widow's allowance ends can normally be paid as soon as it becomes due.

A woman over 60 whose husband is retired will generally be entitled to retirement pension herself. Any addition for which she qualifies on widowhood can usually be paid within a short period of the notification of her husband's death.