20AGrant to person whose spouse has died after the prescribed date

20A Grant to person whose spouse has died after the prescribed date

(1) Subject to the next succeeding subsection, where the spouse of a person has died on or after the prescribed date, the Secretary may make a grant under this Act to the person of an amount not exceeding the total of the amounts of the grants that he could have made to the person and the spouse of the person if the spouse had not died. (2) The last preceding subsection does not apply unless the Secretary is satisfied that the dwelling‑house in respect of which the grant is made is or will be owned by the person to whom the grant is made or by that person jointly with a child or children of the person or of his or her deceased spouse. (3) Where a grant is made in accordance with this section to a person who is not an eligible person, sections 23 and 24 have effect as if the person were an eligible person.