Written question asked by Michelle Thomson (Independent (affiliation)) on Tuesday, 28 February 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 March 2017. It was answered by Caroline Nokes (Conservative) on Monday, 6 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Bereavement Benefits: Parents
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of people who will be affected by proposed changes to support for bereaved parents.
- Answer
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Bereavement Support Payment will be introduced from 6 April 2017 for new claimants only. Existing claimants of Widowed Parent's Allowance and Bereavement Allowance will remain on those benefits. We estimate that approximately 8,500 parents will claim Bereavement Support Payment in 2017/18.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 65889
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Children Death Bereavement benefits Parents
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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