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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
my apologies to OP that I had clearly not grasped how these new rules work.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.0 -
Thanks for this information seems that what I have received is correct then,0
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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?2 -
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?
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!)Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.1 -
Thanks again I have tried many places to find the answer without any help this information has settled my mind0
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