Question follow-through · 122188
Bereavement Counselling: Families
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to provide bereavement support to families grieving loved ones that passed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 19 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to provide bereavement support to families grieving loved ones that passed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Mar 2026
Answer published
Bereavement Support Payment provides support during the acute period following a bereavement by way of an initial lump sum followed by up to 18 monthly instalments. It supports families though the immediate period of grief, including those who sadly lost ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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