Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 52110
Bereavement Support Payment
Tabled: 13 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of Bereavement Support Payments in covering the (a) immediate and (b) ongoing costs faced by bereaved families.
Answer
Andrew WesternThere has been no recent assessment of the adequacy of Bereavement Support Payment covering (a) immediate and (b) on going costs to bereaved families. The Bereavement Support Payment qualitative research published in 2021 explored how the lump sum and the...
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