The UK government has extended the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) and Widowed Parent’s Allowance (WPA), helping thousands more grieving parents to access this support.
Under the measure, the higher rate of BSP and WPA has been extended to surviving cohabiting partners with dependent children.
Previously it was only available to eligible bereaved parents who were married or in a civil partnership.
Minister for Social Mobility, Youth a...