Changes to widows', widowers' and children’s pensions
10.—(1) In section 13(2) of the 1972 Act (amount of widows' pensions) thereshall be substituted for the words“one-half” the words“five-eighths”.
(2) Paragraph (1) above shall have effect in relation to a widow whosehusband dies on or after 6 April 1988, provided that the widow’s pensionis not payable at the increased rate until the date these regulationscome into force, but shall not have effect in relation to any pensionwhich first became payable under the 1972 Act before 6 April 1988.