Gavin Palin
Independent Family Funeral Services
'Our Family Caring For Your Family'
01270 624153
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Private Chapel of Rest
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24 Hour Personal Service
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Memorial Stones
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Floral Tributes
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Live Streaming Services
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Religious Ceremonies
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Celebrant Ceremonies
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Keepsake Memorials
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Ashes Into Glass and Memorial Jewellery
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Obituary Notice
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Bespoke Personal Scatter Tubes and Coffins
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Service Sheets
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Pre-Paid Funeral Plans
DWP Bereavement Payments
You may be entitled to claim a bereavement support payment provided by The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and we will help you along each step of this process. There are two types of bereavements payments, these are detailed below:
(details taken from Gov.UK website)
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT PAYMENT:
You may be able to get Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) if your husband, wife or civil partner died in the last 21 months. (You must be married or lived as if you were married and claiming Child Benefit)
You must claim within 3 months of your partner’s death to get the full amount.
You can claim up to 21 months after their death but you’ll get fewer monthly payments.
You could be eligible if your partner either:
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Paid National Insurance contributions for at least 25 weeks in one tax year
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Died because of an accident at work or a disease caused by work
When they died you must have been:
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Under State Pension age
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Living in the UK or a country that pays bereavement benefits
What you could receive:
You’ll get a first payment and then up to 18 monthly payments. There are 2 rates.
Lower rate - Initial payment of £2,500 Monthly payment of £100
Higher rate - Initial payment of £3,500 Monthly payment of £350
If you get Child Benefit (or if you do not get it but are entitled to it), you’ll get the higher rate.
If you do not get Child Benefit, you’ll get the lower rate unless you were pregnant when your husband, wife or civil partner died.
You must claim within 3 months of your partner’s death to get the full amount. If you claim later, you’ll get fewer monthly payments.
FUNERAL EXPENSES PAYMENT:
You could get a Funeral Expenses Payment if you get certain benefits and need help to pay for a funeral you’re arranging.
You (or your partner) must be reciveing one of the following benefits:
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Income Support
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income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
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income-related Employment and Support Allowance
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Pension Credit
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Housing Benefit
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the disability or severe disability element of Working Tax Credit
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Child Tax Credit
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Universal Credit
You might also be eligible if you’re getting a Support for Mortgage Interest loan.
You can still claim Funeral Expenses Payment if you’ve applied for these benefits and you’re waiting to hear about your claim.
If you were responsible for a deceased child but you’re not their parent, the non-resident parent must get one or more of these benefits.
What you could receive:
Funeral Expenses Payment can help pay for some of the costs of the following although the payment will not usually cover all of the costs of the funeral.:
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burial fees for a particular plot
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cremation fees, including the cost of the doctor’s certificate
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travel to arrange or go to the funeral
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death certificates or other documents
How much you get depends on your circumstances. This includes any other money that’s available to cover the costs, for example from an insurance policy or the deceased person’s estate.
If the deceased had a pre-paid funeral plan, you can only get up to £120 to help pay for items not covered by their plan.
If you receive money from the deceased’s estate
Your Funeral Expenses Payment will be deducted from any money you get from the deceased’s estate.
The estate includes any money or property they had but not a house or personal things left to a widow, widower or surviving civil partner.
From September 2021, it is a legal requirement for all funeral director’s to publish/display a Standardised Price List to make it easier for families to compare costs between funeral directors. Please click on the link below to view the Standardised Price List.