Bereavement Support Payment
Paid by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on recent bereavement — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
Where this comes from
You may be able to get Bereavement Support Payment if your husband, wife, civil partner or partner you lived with has died; it consists of a first payment followed by up to 18 monthly payments.
https://www.gov.uk/bereavement-support-payment
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.gov.uk
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