PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Bereavement Counselling: Coronavirus (27 May 2021)

The Government recognizes that this has been an incredibly difficult time to grieve, with the challenging, yet necessary, measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 affecting the complexity of grief for many people.

Since March 2020, the Government has given £10.2 million to mental health charities, including bereavement support charities, to support adults and children struggling with their mental wellbeing due to the impact of covid-19. We have also published our Mental Health Recovery Action Plan, backed by a one-off targeted investment of £500 million, to ensure that we have the right support in place this year.

A wide range of support continues to be available for the bereaved, and we will continue to work closely with bereavement services to assess how further support can be provided.