Widowed Parent’s Allowance is a benefit that you might be able to get if your husband, wife, or from 21 December 2005, your civil partner, has died recently and you are responsible for a child. You must be under pension age when your husband, wife or civil partner died. It is based on your late spouse's (or civil Partner’s) national insurance contributions, but it can also be paid if he or she died as a result of an industrial accident or certain industrial diseases. It is a weekly benefit paid by Jobcentre Plus. Widowed Parent’s Allowance can only be backdated for three months.
You can claim on a Bereavement Benefits form BB1 from a Jobcentre Plus office, or you can get a downloadable form.
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Information on other websites
Jobcentre Plus
Government information and claim details for Widowed Parent’s Allowance
Adviceguide
Information from Citizen’s Advice about bereavement and benefits
Hertfordshire County Council
Detailed information about Bereavement Benefits
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Date Reviewed:
5 April 2006
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