Bereavement benefit

calcotti

A general point to note is that BSP does not affect entitlement to other benefits. BSP is intended to be extra money to help with the transition from being part of a couple to being single.

wilfred30

Mickey666 said:

MovingForwards said:

alison_manning said:

I’m 55 and haven’t been able to work for the past 5years due to ill health, my husband died 18 months ago and I got bereavement benefit payment for 18 months, now that has finished is there anything else that I get to replace that . Thanks

Please start your own thread.

Not a very friendly reply to a new member.  This thread is entitled "Bereavement benefit" so why should the question not be posted here?  It's very much on topic.

Because the new member's circumstances are totally different to the OP's so it can cause confusion when reading the responses.

calcotti

wilfred30 said: Because the new member's circumstances are totally different to the OP's so it can cause confusion when reading the responses.

Agreed. One is about entitlement to BSP, the other is about benefits besides BSP.

Pollycat

wilfred30 said:

Because the new member's circumstances are totally different to the OP's so it can cause confusion when reading the responses.

And it can also take other poster's attention from the OP's issue which is unfair on the original poster.

I didn't find MovingForwards' post unfriendly.

Prudent

I am sorry for your loss OP, at an especially tough time.
I was helping a friend with the issue recently and agree it seems unfair. What struck me is that the DWP want it both ways. If you live with a partner and become unemployed your rights to means-tested benefits will take into account their earnings and savings. As such they expect your partner to support you financially. When that financial support with taken away because your partner denies they do not treat you as a financially linked couple.

sheramber

Nothing to do with DWP, The  government make the  rules, not DWP.