Current legislation provides for payment of certain pensions to be continued for six weeks after the death of the recipient provided the pension includes an increase in respect of an adult dependant. In the case of a pensioner who was being cared for by his or her spouse who was getting the carer's allowance and but for receipt of the carer's allowance would have been entitled to an adult dependant allowance, the position is that payment of the carer's allowance is terminated while payment of the pension, including the adult dependant allowance, continues for six weeks after the death of the pensioner. Where the recipient of the carer's allowance was not the pensioner's spouse, then payment of the carer's allowance continues for six weeks following the death of the pensioner.