Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 117672
Bereavement Support Payment
Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026
Question
Fabian Hamilton
Labour — Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to review the 18-month duration period of the Bereavement Support Payment; and if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) uprating the payment in line wit
Answer
Andrew WesternBereavement Support Payment (BSP) provides support during the acute period following a bereavement. Unlike its predecessor Widowed Parents Allowance, which could be paid for as long as there was entitlement to Child Benefit, BSP is not an income replaceme...
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