Widow benefits
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loulou41
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My friend is recently widowed. Her state pension is only £300 a month. Are there any widow benefits she can claim? Thanks
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She may be eligible for Pension Credit
https://www.gov.uk/pension-credit
Re Widow benefits see:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/bereavement/
but..."You also need to be under State Pension age", so the recently introduced Bereavement Support Payment is not likely to be open to her.
I would suggest she gets a benefit check from her local CAB / advice agency.Alice Holt Forest situated some 4 miles south of Farnham forms the most northerly gateway to the South Downs National Park.0 -
My friend is recently widowed. Her state pension is only £300 a month
£300 every four weeks?
Is she entitled to claim on her late husband's contributions?
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181235/derived-inherited-entitlement.pdf
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/globalassets/age-uk/documents/factsheets/fs19_state_pension_fcs.pdf
Has she been in contact with DWP?0
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