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UIN 82390

Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent's Allowance

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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8 November 2022

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14 November 2022 · Answer

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14 November 2022

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have claimed (a) Widowed Parent's Allowance and (b) the Bereavement Support Payment since the eligibility of those payments was extended to surviving cohabiting partners with dependent c

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  1. 8 November 2022

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have claimed (a) Widowed Parent's Allowance and (b) the Bereavement Support Payment since the eligibility of those payments was extended to surviving cohabiting partners with dependent c

    Source: Commons

  2. 14 November 2022

    Answer

    We cannot currently accept claims for Widowed Parent’s Allowance or Bereavement Support Payment from those who were not in a legal union with their deceased partner. This is because the draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order, which proposes to exten...

    Source: Written answer

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