Section 19 — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Double orphan pension—claim following death of former recipient

If: (a) a person (the former recipient) who is receiving double orphan pension for a young person dies; and (b) another person (the claimant) makes a claim for double orphan pension for the young person within 13 weeks after the death of the former recipient; the claimant’s start day in relation to the double orphan pension is the first day on which the claimant was qualified for the pension in the period starting on the day of the former recipient’s death and ending on the day on which the claim was made.