Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 77423
Bereavement Support Payment
Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of doubling the funding for Bereavement Support Payments.
Answer
Andrew WesternBereavement Support Payment helps ease the immediate financial pressures following a bereavement by way of an initial lump sum and up to 18 monthly instalments. Longer-term support is available through income replacement benefits such as Universal Credit....
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