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Bereavement Support Payment and ESA
FinanciallyPerplexed
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I currently receive ESA (Contributions based). I'm about to claim Bereavement Support Payment following the death of my wife.
Can anyone tell me if/how Bereavement Support Payment will affect my entitlement to ESA?
Thanks.
Can anyone tell me if/how Bereavement Support Payment will affect my entitlement to ESA?
Thanks.
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Sorry for your loss.
As stated here, it's ignored for income when working out entitlement to other benefits. See this link.
https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Bereavement-Support-Payment/How-much-Bereavement-Support-Payment-will-I-get0 -
Many thanks.
My confusion was caused by this https://www.gov.uk/bereavement-payment/further-information - although I note that it says 'can' not 'will'.
It would certainly be counterintuitive if only those in receipt of benefits had their incomes diminished.0
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