Page 2 | To be delighted to see this piece of legislation re: bereavement benefit

TeeSor127458 · 2023-01-30T06:50:33+00:00

'Relief and delight' over bereavement benefit change https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64440332 Often thrown in to Mumsnet debates as a reason to get married, bereavement benefit has been reduced down over the years however, it will now be available to parents who unmarried but under pension age. Glad to see that the child is being put first. Worth knowing that the benefit can be back paid to 30th august 2018 when a court ruled that it was against human rights to withhold the payment.

SarahLouisecroft · 31/03/2023 12:53

Yes, its all correct.
If I was still allowed to work full time, I would get the whole amount and be taxed on it. Completely fair enough. As I'm unable to work full time, due to my illness, I get nothing. Its total discrimination.

Lillys17834 · 01/10/2023 11:52

Hello, I know this was worte a few months ago but please could some one help me understand.
My children lost their dad to sucide in 2021 we were not together but had a good relationship and the children spent time as much with me and him. Would they be able to claim this?

Babyroobs · 01/10/2023 11:54

Lillys17834 · 01/10/2023 11:52

Hello, I know this was worte a few months ago but please could some one help me understand.
My children lost their dad to sucide in 2021 we were not together but had a good relationship and the children spent time as much with me and him. Would they be able to claim this?

Yes it would definitely be worth pursuing as it can be backdated.

Babyroobs · 01/10/2023 11:56

Lillys17834 · 01/10/2023 11:52

Hello, I know this was worte a few months ago but please could some one help me understand.
My children lost their dad to sucide in 2021 we were not together but had a good relationship and the children spent time as much with me and him. Would they be able to claim this?

Sorry just re-read and seen that you were not together at the time he died. You would need to have been living together as a married couple to claim I believe.

Lillys17834 · 01/10/2023 13:06

Thankyou, it's such a hard one as I get why they do that but it's so hard when you both financially supported the children then now they suffer in many ways as that extra support is gone.
Thankyou for replying to me.

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TeeSor127458 · 01/10/2023 14:26

@Lillys17834 yes, I agree. This benefit should be for the child. It shouldn’t matter if you were divorced or the relationship ended. In the event of a split, the child will presumably continue to have either financial or day to day support from that parent so the impact of their loss is still significant. I’m pleased the benefit now extends to non-married parents but really it should be a benefit for the child based on the loss of either biological parent.

I am sorry for the loss you and your child suffered 💐

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Lillys17834 · 01/10/2023 15:11

@TeeSor127458 thankyou so much for your kind words. I completely agree with this if a parent has parental responsibility for a child they are expected to contribute to their upbringing such as support or csa payments, why should the child suffer when the parent passes regardless of the situation.
Does not seem fair some get this and some do not the money should go into a childs trust fund for when they are 18.
It's so hard losing that financial help I work full time but not having that other support does effect everything even down to school costs. Hopefully in future this will change for other children as they do not deserve to suffer from something that is out of their hands. X

FiloPasty · 01/10/2023 15:25

I didn’t even know about this. My sister in law died but her partner wasn’t working as he was her carer and looking after the children.
Obviously has worked and paid NI in the past is he still entitled?

Lillys17834 · 01/10/2023 15:46

@FiloPasty it's definantly worth applying I think it has changed and you can apply and it is back dated from a certain date.
Citizens advice has some information on there. Sorry for your loss ❤️ xx

Babyroobs · 01/10/2023 15:52

FiloPasty · 01/10/2023 15:25

I didn’t even know about this. My sister in law died but her partner wasn’t working as he was her carer and looking after the children.
Obviously has worked and paid NI in the past is he still entitled?

Yes definitely worth her applying. As long as he had worked in the past and paid some NI contributions. My next door neighbour got 10k paid to her.

Babyroobs · 01/10/2023 15:53

FiloPasty · 01/10/2023 15:25

I didn’t even know about this. My sister in law died but her partner wasn’t working as he was her carer and looking after the children.
Obviously has worked and paid NI in the past is he still entitled?

Sorry I totally misread your post ! It is based on your sister in laws NI payments not his.

Babyroobs · 01/10/2023 15:54

Babyroobs · 01/10/2023 15:53

Sorry I totally misread your post ! It is based on your sister in laws NI payments not his.

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So as long as your sister in law worked and paid NI contributions at some point ( details of dates are on the Gov.Uk site ) then he should be eligible to claim the BSP payments if he did not claim at the time.

FiloPasty · 01/10/2023 16:32

Thanks so much I’m going to help them do the application.

Helpforthe · 16/03/2024 18:50

Hi, I know that this is an old thread but just wondered if anyone had been successful in claiming widowed parent’s allowance and what the timescale was. I put in my claim around 20th Jan 2024 and received a text in the 27th Jan from DWP to say that they had received my claim and that they would contact me if they needed more info and I didn’t need to contact them. I’ve heard absolutely nothing since so I was just wondering if this was normal? I know I made the claim fairly close to the cut off date so they may have a lot of claims to deal with.