Bereavement benefits
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on bereavement benefits. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 11.06.2013 | Bereavement benefits |
| Information on the current system of bereavement benefits (Bereavement Payment, Bereavement Allowance and Widowed Parent's Allowance) and on the Government's proposals for a new Bereavement Support Payment. | |
| 29.11.2012 | Social Fund Funeral Payments |
| Payments from the Social Fund can be made to claimants of means-tested benefits and tax credits to help meet the costs of a funeral. Over 38,000 Funeral Payments were made in Great Britain in 2011-12, at a total cost of £47 million. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 19.02.1999 | Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill (Bill 44 of 1998/99) |
| Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill (Bill 44 of 1998/99). House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/19. | |
| 23.11.1998 | Widows benefits |
| Widows benefits (revised edition). House of Commons Library Research Paper 98/100. |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 06.12.2010 | FUNERAL PAYMENTS |
| That this House notes thata person applying for a funeral payment must enter the name of a funeral director on the SF200 form; further notes that a funeral director will not accept ... | |
| 03.02.2010 | BEREAVEMENT BENEFITS |
| That this House recognises that bereavement benefits are paid to those who are obliged to cope with singular difficulties at an emotional time; notes that receipt of such benefits can ... |
