Under the reformed scheme there will be a special provision for families with children for whom domiciliary care allowance is paid. They will receive one-parent family payments until their children reach 16, at which point the children can claim disability allowance in their own right. There is also a special provision for married or cohabiting persons who are recently bereaved and who have children aged 13 or older. They will receive payments for up to two years, or until the youngest children reach the age of 18, to enable them to come to terms with their changed circumstances.

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