Bereavement Support Payment

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What you'll get

The amount of Bereavement Support Payment you can get will depend on:

  • your relationship to the person who died
  • when you make your claim
  • when you reach State Pension age

Your payments will be paid into your bank, building society or credit union account.

Your relationship to the person who died

If you were married or in a registered civil partnership

You바카라 사이트™ll get the higher rate if one of the following applied when your partner died:

  • you were getting Child Benefit for a child that lived with you
  • you were told by the Child Benefit Office that you were entitled to Child Benefit for a child that lived with you
  • you were pregnant

The most you can get is:

  • a one-off payment of £3,500
  • 18 monthly payments of £350

If you바카라 사이트™re not eligible for the higher rate, you바카라 사이트™ll get the lower rate instead.

The most you can get is:

  • a one-off payment of £2,500
  • 18 monthly payments of £100

If you were living together as if you were married

The most you can get is:

  • a one-off payment of £3,500
  • 18 monthly payments of £350

When you make your claim

You must claim within 3 months of your partner바카라 사이트™s death to get the one-off payment and all 18 monthly payments.

If it바카라 사이트™s been over 3 months but fewer than 12 months since your partner바카라 사이트™s death, you can get the one-off payment but only some of the monthly payments.

If it바카라 사이트™s been over 12 months but fewer than 21 months since your partner바카라 사이트™s death, you cannot get the one-off payment but you can still get some monthly payments.

If it바카라 사이트™s been over 21 months since your partner바카라 사이트™s death, you usually cannot get any payments.

When you reach State Pension age

If you reach State Pension age within 18 months of your partner바카라 사이트™s death, you may get fewer monthly payments.

If you get benefits

Bereavement Support Payment will not affect your benefits for a year after your first payment. After a year, money you have left from your first payment could affect the amount you get if you renew or make a claim for another benefit.

You must tell your benefits office (for example, ) when you start getting Bereavement Support Payment.

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