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Written question asked by Michelle Thomson (Independent (affiliation)) on Monday, 6 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 March 2017. It was answered by Caroline Nokes (Conservative) on Monday, 13 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Bereavement Benefits

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of people who have claimed widowed parent's allowance and bereavement allowance in the last five years would have received less money under the new bereavement support payment scheme.

Answer

The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
66640
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Recipients Widowed parent's allowance Bereavement allowance Bereavement support payment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk