Who Cannot Claim for a Bereavement Award?
It is important to note who is not entitled to claim for a bereavement award:
- Child who loses a parent
- Parent who loses a child over the age of 18 years
- Loss of a sibling
- Loss of a grandchildren
- Loss of a grandparent
Bereavements benefits or an allowance may be payable by the UK Government (previously called ‘widows pension‘). This is for you not the solicitor to claim but your lawyer will point you in the right direction. The general condition for claiming a bereavement allowance are that you must be:
- widow, widower or surviving civil partner,
- over the age of 45 years,
- below pension age,
- paid into the National Insurance Scheme.