Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 354

Bereavement Benefits

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 25 July 2024

Question

Mr Luke Charters

LabourYork Outer

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to implement the second bullet point of recommendation two in section seven of the report by the UK Commission on Bereavement entitled Bereavement is everyone's business, pu

Answer

Andrew Western
This recommendation concerns extending Bereavement Support Payment to 6 years or until completion of secondary education for the youngest child, from its current duration of 18 months. However, BSP is not a cost-of-living benefit but is intended to help w...

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