United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 159365
Cohabitation: Death
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26 February 2021
Last action
2 March 2021 · Answer
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2 March 2021
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to support bereaved partners who were not married or in a civil partnership.
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26 February 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps are being taken to support bereaved partners who were not married or in a civil partnership.
Source: Commons
2 March 2021
Answer
We intend to take forward a Remedial Order to remove the incompatibilities from the legislation governing Widowed Parent’s Allowance and Bereavement Support Payment by extending these benefits to cohabitees with children. The Order will be laid before the...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-02-26/159365
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1290296
- uk · wq-1290296 · source updated 2 March 2021