Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 6292
Bereavement Support Payment
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024
Question
Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour — Salford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending bereavement support payments to widowers who were unmarried and living with their partner but who were not pregnant or eligible for ch
Answer
Andrew WesternBereavement Support Payment is currently only available to those who are married, in a cohabiting relationship with dependent children, or in a civil partnership. A marriage or civil partnership is a legal contract associated with certain rights. includin...
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