Expert advice and guidance
Speak to our experienced advisors for advice on the support you may be entitled to if you've lost a loved one.
Book an appointmentLosing a loved one can be a very upsetting and confusing time. One of the concerns you may have is the impact this will have on your family's finances. If you have lost a loved one, there may be financial support available to you.
Due to some recent changes in financial support available, this can depend on when your loved one passed away:
If you are over 45 years old, and have lost your husband, wife or civil partner, then Bereavement Allowance may allow you to get an allowance for up to 52 weeks from the date that your loved one passed away.
The amount you will receive will depend on the level of contributions your husband, wife or civil partner made, as well as your age when they passed away.
If the following is true then you may be able to claim Widowed Parents Allowance:
If your husband, wife or civil partner died on, or after, 6 April 2017 you may be eligible for Bereavement Support Payment.
In order to be eligible for this benefit the person that has passed away must have paid National Insurance contributions for at least 25 weeks, or died because of an accident at work or a disease caused by work, and the person claiming the benefit must be under State Pension age living in the UK, or a country that pays Bereavement Benefits.
If you're receiving certain benefits and need help to pay for a funeral you're arranging, you may be eligible for a Funeral Expenses Payment. The payment will not usually cover all of the costs of the funeral.
Funeral Expenses Payment can help to pay for some of the costs of the following:
How much you get depends on your circumstances and this includes any other money that’s available to cover the costs, for example from an insurance policy or the deceased person’s estate.
We work with Rushmoor Citizens Advice to provide a telephone clinic twice a week. Our clinic offers specialist benefits advice and assistance to people affected by brain tumours.
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