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There are two kinds of benefits that loved ones left behind may be entitled to receive after the death of a spouse. These are:
Unfortunately we cannot assist you in claiming for these benefits. Click here for further information and details of how to submit your claim.
If you require assistance with your benefits application, you should call the DWP Bereavement Service on 0800 731 0469.
If you have at least one dependent child and are under state pension age, you may be able to claim Widowed Parent’s Allowance. You may also be able to claim if you are pregnant and your husband has died. You may even be able to claim if you are pregnant after fertility treatment and your civil partner has died.
You can get Widowed Parent’s Allowance until you stop being entitled to Child Benefit.
The amount you receive is based on how much your late partner paid in National Insurance contributions. This can be up to a maximum of £112.55 per week. If your spouse has died as a result of an industrial accident or disease, then it is possible that you may be able to claim Widowed Parent’s Allowance even if they did not pay National Insurance contributions.
The benefits cap limits the amount most people aged 16-64 can get. Whilst some individuals are not affected, it may affect the total amount of benefit you receive.
You can get Widowed Parent’s Allowance until you stop being entitled to Child Benefit. If your Widowed Parent’s Allowance ends within 52 weeks of your husband, wife or civil partner’s death, you may be able to obtain bereavement allowance for the rest of the 52 week period.
You may be entitled to Widowed Parent’s Allowance if all of the following apply: –
You may be able to claim Bereavement Allowance if you are widowed between the ages of 45 and state pension age. You can receive this allowance for up to 52 weeks from the date of your husband, wife or civil partner’s death.
The amount you will receive depends upon the following:
More information can be found on this at www.gov.uk/bereavement-allowance/whatyouwillget
The benefit cap limits the amount of benefit that most people aged between 60 and 63 can get. Whilst some individual benefits are not affected, it may affect the total amount of benefit you receive.
You may be eligible to receive Bereavement Allowance if all of the following apply: –
You may be able to receive a £2,000 Bereavement Payment if your spouse or civil partner has died. This is a one-off tax-free lump sum payment. You can get this payment if, when your partner died, you were:
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