Turn2us is unable to offer advice on individual situations. To find out what help may be available from grant giving charities, you can use the Turn2us Grants Search See also Funeral Costs I Can't Afford in our Emergency Help Information guide. You may want to find out more about the Government's 'Tell us once' service which allows you to report a death to most Government organisations all in one go. If the death has caused a big disruption in your life, you should tell your work coach and ask them to adjust your claimant commitment. I will return the following Monday and would. I am going to need this time to fly out and prepare for the funeral which will likely be Sunday. I want to take the allotted three days of paid leave that the company allows and an additional three days that would be unpaid. If the person who died was your partner or your dependent child, you shouldn’t be expected to look for work for a while. In that regard, this fax is for the formal request of a bereavement leave. If you’re claiming a benefit which expects you to look for work, you should tell your work coach about your bereavement. Are you claiming a benefit which expects you to look for work? Widowed Parent's Allowance - if your husband, wife or civil partner died before 6 April 2017, you are pregnant or have dependent children under the age of 19 (or 20 if getting Child Benefit for them) and you were married or in a civil partnership when your partner died. To read more about the benefits available for people who are recently bereaved select from the list below:īereavement Support Payment - if your husband, wife or civil partner died on or after 6 April 2017 and you are under State Pension age, you may be able to get bereavement support payment.įuneral Payment - if you are (or your partner was) receiving certain benefits and you are responsible for funeral costs.įuneral Support Payment (Scotland only) - if you live in Scotland, you are (or your partner was) receiving certain benefits and you are responsible for funeral costs. To check what benefits you might be entitled to quickly and easily, you can use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator It would be a good idea to check to see if you’re entitled to any benefits. Bereavement can make a big difference to how much money you have coming in.

Bereavement leave