IRRV Alert - week ending 14th October 2022
Information Letters
News
Reports
The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022: Explanatory memorandum (14 October 2022)
Policy paper
The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022: Explanatory memorandum
This Order extends eligibility for bereavement benefits.
- From:
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Published
- 11 October 2022
- Last updated
- 14 October 2022 — See all updates
Documents
Explanatory memorandum to The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022
HTML
Draft Statutory Instrument: The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022
PDF, 376 KB, 23 pages
This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.
Request an accessible format.
The Government response to representations made on proposals for a draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2021, including the eighth report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Session 2021-22 (HC 594, HL 91).
HTML
Details
This Order extends eligibility for Widowed Parent’s Allowance (WPA) and the higher rate of Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) to surviving cohabiting partners with dependent children, who were not in a legal union with the deceased on the date of death.
Published 11 October 2022
Last updated 14 October 2022 + show all updates