Bereavement Support Payment
Commons · Question 115114 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Charlotte Nichols
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the annual cost has been for the Bereavement Support Payment over the last five years, including regional breakdown, and the percentage of those eligible who claim this.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 2 Mar 2026
Official statistics for Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) can be found at:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/benefit-expenditure-and-caseload-tables-2025 Table 1: Annual cost for Bereavement Support Payment for the last five financial years rounde...