DWP law change means extra payments for thousands of parents and carers
A change in law means that thousands of grieving parents and carers will be eligible for extra support from the Department for Work and Pensions .
From Thursday last week, the government has extended the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent’s Allowance, helping thousands more grieving parents and carers to access this support. The benefits are designed to help parents with the financial impact of losing a partner.The law change will ensure more children in bereaved families are equally supported, regardless of their parent’s legal relationship status, MyLondon reports.
"Our charity estimates that thousands of families, some bereaved as far back as 2001, maybe in line for a retrospective payment of the benefits they have missed out on, paid from August 2018. The 12-month window for claiming a retrospective payment will help Government and support organisations to raise awareness and give families time to understand the effect that a back payment could have on their wider tax and social security entitlements.
Who is eligible for the payments? To qualify, claimants must have met the eligibility criteria for either Bereavement Support Payment or Widowed Parent’s Allowance on or after August 20, 2018. This means those who lost their partner before April 6, 2017, might be able to receive the legacy benefit Widowed Parent’s Allowance, should they be found to have been eligible for this on August 30, 2018.
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