PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Bereavement Support Payment (15 October 2019)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to implement the ruling of the Supreme Court on extending bereavement support payments to unmarried couples.
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Asked by:
Janet Daby (Labour)
Answer
The Supreme Court ruling related to Widowed Parent's Allowance which can be claimed for deaths before April 2017.
We recognise that we currently have incompatible legislation on the statute books relating to Widowed Parent's Allowance. We are actively considering possible options but there are complex issues to consider which will take time to work through. We will report back to Parliament once we have agreed our approach.
Answered by:
Will Quince (Conservative)
21 October 2019
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