Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 115114

Bereavement Support Payment

Tabled: 23 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Charlotte Nichols

LabourWarrington North

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual cost has been for the Bereavement Support Payment over the last five years, including regional breakdown, and the percentage of those eligible who claim this.

Answer

Andrew Western
Official statistics for Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2025 Table 1: Annual cost for Bereavement Support Payment for the last five financial years rounde...

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