Bereavement Support Payment
Commons · Question 3870 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Chris Bloore
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total amount payable was to people in receipt of the Bereavement Support Payment.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 10 Sep 2024
The total expenditure of Bereavement Support Payment from April 2017 to March 2023 was £1.2 billion. Figures for the 2023/24 financial year are still being finalised so are not included in this expenditure total. Note: figures are rounded to the nearest £...