If I am widowed
For married men and women under State Pension age, bereavement benefits are available. Bereavement Payment can also be paid to you if you are over State Pension age and your husband or wife was not entitled to a State Pension based on their own contributions record when they died. You should think about these bereavement benefits as part of your overall financial plans. The system of bereavement benefits does not affect women already getting widows’ benefits under the previous scheme.
For more information, please see the leaflet Widowed? (GL14). See the directory for details about how you can get a copy of this leaflet.
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