Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 2923

Bereavement Support Payment

Tabled: 30 August 2024
Answered: 5 September 2024
Named Day

Question

Ruth Cadbury

LabourBrentford and Isleworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were denied Bereavement Support Payments in (a) 2024 and (b) 2023 due to their deceased partner not having made the necessary national insurance contributions.

Answer

Andrew Western
Table 1: Number of Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) claims disallowed due to the deceased partner having insufficient National Insurance Contributions during 2023 and 2024 20232024Number of claims disallowed 1660530 Notes- Figures for 2023 covers the pe...

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