United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 82390
Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent's Allowance
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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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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
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...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-08/82390
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1540554
- uk · wq-1540554 · source updated 14 November 2022