Cohabiting parents will now be allowed to receive bereavement support like married couples, according to a new ruling from the High Court.

The Court ruled last week (7 February) that the eligibility criterion for Higher Rate Bereavement Support Payments is incompatible with human rights law following a lengthy legal battle.

The case was made by charity Child Poverty Action Group on behalf of two families where the mother had died, leaving the fathers raising families on their own without the financial support awarded to couples that had been married.

Both men had been in long-term relationships with their part...