to in paragraph (a) necessitates the constant and continuous attendance of a nurse or other attendant; the Commissioner may award to that disabled person, in addition to any other benefits payable in terms of this Part, an allowance not exceeding the reasonable expenditure actually incurred in respect of such attendance. 16 Clothing allowance If— (a) a disabled person is in receipt of a disablement pension in respect of a disability which requires him regularly to wear an artificial limb or to use crutches or any other appliance; and (b) in the opinion of the Commissioner, excessive wear and tear of the clothing of the disabled person referred to in paragraph (a) is thereby caused; the Commissioner may award to that disabled person for the wear and tear of his clothing such allowance as the Commissioner considers reasonable in the circumstances. 17 Children’s allowance (1) Subject to this section, where a disabled person is compelled to change his normal occupation or to follow a lower standard of occupation and, in the opinion of the Commissioner, his change of occupation or lower standard of occupation was a result of his disablement, he shall be paid in respect of his children an allowance— (a) if his degree of disablement is one hundred per centum, at the appropriate rates specified in Part I of the Second Schedule; (b) if his degree of disablement is less than one hundred per centum, at one-hundredth of the appropriate rates specified in Part I of the Second Schedule multiplied by the degree of disablement of the disabled person as assessed from time to time. (2) An allowance payable in terms of subsection (1) shall be paid with effect from such date as the Commissioner may determine. (3) The amount of an allowance payable in terms of subsection (1) may be increased by the Commissioner, if he considers it equitable in the circumstances, to an amount not exceeding the maximum rate specified in Part I of the Second Schedule. (4) If the aggregate of the children’s allowances payable in terms of subsection (1) and any disablement pension payable to a disabled person exceeds the rate of earnings of the disabled person at the date of his injury, the children’s allowances shall be reduced by the amount of the excess. 18 Travelling and subsistence allowances (1) Subject to this section, where a disabled person is required to make a journey at the request of the Commissioner, a medical practitioner employed by the State or a medical board, or in connection with an appeal, or for treatment or attention necessitated by his injury, he shall be paid an allowance at a rate determined by the Commissioner. (2) The Commissioner may grant to a disabled person who is receiving treatment as an in-patient at an institution or hospital an allowance at such rate as the Commissioner considers equitable in the circumstances. (3) No allowance in terms of subsection (1) shall be payable in respect of a journey of the disabled person to or from an institution or hospital outside Zimbabwe unless the Commissioner, on the recommendation of a medical board, had authorized that journey. PART V COMPENSATION FOR DEATH 19 Widow’s pension (1) Subject to this section, if a deceased person leaves a widow, his widow shall be entitled to a pension calculated at the rate of sixty per centum of the earnings of the deceased person immediately prior to his death: Provided that—