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Bereavement Support Payment

Asked by James MacClearyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 25 March 2026UIN 121583

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has provided in Bereavement Support Payments in the last 12 months.

Answered by Andrew Western

The Department provided £208m in Bereavement Support Payments during financial year 2024/25 (the latest year for which figures are currently available). Full figures are available in the outturn & forecast tables, found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/benefit-expenditure-tables

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