Press releases

Bereavement Support Payment to help children bereaved of a parent was not mentioned in today’s uprating decision, and has lost 18% in value in recent years. New estimates published by the Childhood Bereavement Network suggest that each day across the UK, around 127 children and young people are bereaved of their mum or dad. Charities are calling on the government to uprate all bereavement benefits in line with inflation, and to compensate families who have missed out on these payments.