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one-half of the rent paid by that person, by the wife or husband of that person or by both that person and the wife or husband of that person, as the case may be, in respect of their matrimonial home."; and
    (b) by omitting sub-section (8) and substituting the following sub-section:—
    "(8) Where a person in receipt of an allowance under this section—
(a) ceases to pay rent;
(b) has the rate of his rent reduced; or
        (c) in any period of 2 consecutive weeks, receives income the average weekly rate of which is higher than the weekly rate of income last specified by him in a claim, statement or notification under this Part,
the person shall, within 14 days after the date on which the last payment of rent was due, the date on which the rate of his rent was reduced or the last day of the period referred to in paragraph (c), as the case may be, notify the Commission in writing accordingly.
Penalty: $40.".
(2) The amendment made by paragraph (1)(c), in so far as it affects an allowance granted before the date on which this Act received the Royal Assent, does not have the effect of authorizing or requiring the payment of that allowance at a rate less than the rate of that allowance that was payable immediately before that date.

On death of married person, widow, widower or children to receive certain benefits for 12 weeks.
16. Section 98b of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:—
"(1) For the purposes of this section, unless the contrary intention appears—
      (a) a woman shall be deemed to be the widow of a deceased man where, immediately before his death, she was a dependent female in respect of him for the purposes of the operation of a provision of Part III of the Social Services Act 1947-1974; and
      (b) a man shall be deemed to be the widower of a deceased woman where, immediately before her death, she was a dependent female in respect of him—
(i) for the purposes of this Division; or
          (ii) for the purposes of the operation of a provision of Part III of the Social Services Act 1947-1974. ";
and
    (b) by omitting from sub-section (8) the words "the last preceding section" and substituting the words, figures and letters "section 98a and a benefit under section 98aaa".

Modification of certain other laws.
17. Section 123a of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-sections (1) and (2) and substituting the following sub-section:—
"(1) A person shall not be taken to be a pensioner for the purposes of regulation 29 of the Telephone Regulations