Bereavement Support Payment

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Department has made of the real-terms value of Bereavement Support Payment since its introduction in April 2017, including the change in value adjusted for CPI inflation in each fina

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1. 23 June 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Department has made of the real-terms value of Bereavement Support Payment since its introduction in April 2017, including the change in value adjusted for CPI inflation in each fina

   Source: Commons

2. 1 July 2026

   Answer

   The rate of Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) is reviewed annually on a discretionary basis as part of the uprating process. As BSP is not a cost‑of‑living benefit, it is not automatically linked to inflation. While factors such as Consumer Prices Index (...

   Source: Written answer

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