Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 3870

Bereavement Support Payment

Tabled: 2 September 2024
Answered: 10 September 2024

Question

Chris Bloore

LabourRedditch

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount payable was to people in receipt of the Bereavement Support Payment.

Answer

Andrew Western
The total expenditure of Bereavement Support Payment from April 2017 to March 2023 was £1.2 billion. Figures for the 2023/24 financial year are still being finalised so are not included in this expenditure total. Note: figures are rounded to the nearest £...

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