Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 22 January 2024.
John McNally
Scottish National Party, Falkirk
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to make unmarried long-term childless couples eligible for Bereavement Support Payment.
Paul Maynard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Bereavement Support Payment is currently only available to those who are married, in a cohabiting relationship with dependent children, or in a civil partnership. We currently have no plans to change the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment.
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