Bereavement Support Payment

Eligibility  

You may be able to get Bereavement Support Payment if your husband, wife or civil partner died on or after 6 April 2017. 
 
You could be eligible if your partner either: 
  • paid National Insurance contributions for at least 25 weeks 
  • died because of an accident at work or a disease caused by work 
When they died you must have been:  
You cannot claim Bereavement Support Payment if you are in prison. 
 
If your husband, wife or civil partner died before 6 April 2017 
You may be able to get one or more of the following: 

See also: 

Further information on Bereavement Support Payments can be found on GOV.UK's website.