Bereavement support

calcotti

sheramber said:

FROM   https://www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Bereavement-Support-Payment/Bereavement-Support-Payment#:~:text=Partial payment up to 18,a claim before February 2024

Surviving cohabiting partners will get:

• Partial payment up to 18 months and no initial lump sum if your cohabiting partner died before 30 August 2018 and you make a claim before February 2024

Thanks sheramber - I hadn’t seen this. Sounds then that OP has only got 18 monthly payments and no lump sum.

my apologies to OP that I had clearly not grasped how these new rules work.

vicscott

Thanks for this information seems that what I have received is correct then, 

sheramber

They don't make it easy to find out when they just say 'you may get less if your partner died before 31 August 2018'.

Why can they not state  the rules along with the rest of the information and let people be informed?

calcotti

sheramber said:

They don't make it easy to find out when they just say 'you may get less if your partner died before 31 August 2018'.

Why can they not state  the rules along with the rest of the information and let people be informed?

I am very grateful to you for finding that information that you linked to. I found the intention of the legislation impossible to follow. I have now found
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1135807/dmg-2-23.pdf
(which is still quite difficult to follow!)

vicscott

Thanks again I have tried many places to find the answer without any help this information has settled my mind