Bereavement Benefits
Commons · Question 354 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Luke Charters
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to implement the second bullet point of recommendation two in section seven of the report by the UK Commission on Bereavement entitled Bereavement is everyone's business, pu
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 25 Jul 2024
This recommendation concerns extending Bereavement Support Payment to 6 years or until completion of secondary education for the youngest child, from its current duration of 18 months. However, BSP is not a cost-of-living benefit but is intended to help w...