2.—(1) Nothing in this Order removes a person’s entitlement to bereavement support payment or a widowed parent’s allowance for any period before this Order comes into force.
(2) A person who is entitled to bereavement support payment or a widowed parent’s allowance immediately before this Order comes into force continues to be entitled to that benefit if and for so long as the person would have been entitled to that benefit but for the making of this Order; and a person who is so entitled, apart from satisfying the condition of making a claim, may make a claim accordingly.
(3) A person’s entitlement by virtue of paragraph (2) is not affected by the fact that another person is entitled to bereavement support payment or a widowed parent’s allowance in respect of the same death by virtue of this Order.