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1717908

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) creating a team in his Department that specifically supports bereaved benefit claimants and (b) providing training to all staff in his Department on bereavement support.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	26180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>DWP provides a cross government service called Tell Us Once. The Tell Us Once service allows bereaved citizens to inform all the relevant government departments when someone dies. This is available on gov.uk. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/after-a-death/organisations-you-need-to-contact-and-tell-us-once?step-by-step-nav=4f1fe77d-f43b-4581-baf9-e2600e2a2b7a" target="_blank">What to do after someone dies: Tell Us Once - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Bereaved claimants who are unable to use the online service via Gov.uk can contact the DWP Bereavement Service on 0800 151 2012, to cancel the person’s benefits and entitlements, including their State Pension. The service will also signpost bereaved claimants who may be eligible for help with funeral costs or other benefits such as bereavement support payment.</p><p> </p><p>All colleagues undergo a comprehensive learning journey when they join the DWP. The learning provides staff with the knowledge and skills to enable them to treat each claimant as an individual regardless of additional or complex needs.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, DWP offer training on Vulnerable Customers and Complex Needs, which is available to all colleagues in DWP. This learning product includes specific bereavement content including:</p><ul><li>explain the effects bereavement might have on our customers.</li><li>provide examples of good practice when talking to recently bereaved customers.</li><li>state the sources of help that are available to customers.</li></ul> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 22/05/2024 16:09:50 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1535504

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022 will come into effect.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Beth Winter
uin	69823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>On 13 October 2022, we laid the draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022 to extend Widows Parent’s Allowance and Bereavement Support Payment to cohabitees with dependent children. It will lay in Parliament for a 60-day period. The draft Order will then be debated, and voted upon, in both Houses of Parliament before the Order can become law. Because of the nature of the Remedial Order process, we cannot at this stage say when the Order will come into effect.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 27/10/2022 12:57:50 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1503744

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she expects that the draft Bereavement Benefits Remedial Order will be laid before Parliament for a second period before December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	45438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>This issue remains an absolute priority for this department, and we are working at pace to lay the Order as soon after the return to Parliament as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/09/2022 13:57:54 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1437064

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to Bereavement Benefits: Proposal for implementation of the McLaughlin (2018) and Jackson (2020) judgments published on 15 July 2021, when she plans to lay before Parliament that draft remedial order.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	132374
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The draft Bereavement Benefits (2021) Remedial Order, to extend Widowed Parents Allowance and the higher rate of Bereavement Support Payment to surviving cohabitees with dependent children, was laid before Parliament on 15 July 2021. This laying period concluded on 12 November 2021 and the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) also published its report on the proposals on this date.</p><p> </p><p>We are now considering whether to make changes to the draft Order in light of the JCHR recommendations and other representations received during this time. Due to the complexity of the points raised and the need to give these careful consideration, we cannot say at this stage when the draft Order will be laid for its second 60-day sitting period. We are progressing this work as a priority and will continue to update the GOV.UK website at key points during the process:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bereavement-benefits-proposal-for-implementation-of-the-mclaughlin-2018-and-jackson-2020-judgments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/bereavement-benefits-proposal-for-implementation-of-the-mclaughlin-2018-and-jackson-2020-judgments</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/03/2022 15:07:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1345271

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 May 2021 to Question 704 on Bereavement Benefits, what his timescale is for bringing forward a draft Remedial Order to extend eligibility for Widowed Parent’s Allowance and Bereavement Support Payment to cohabitees with children.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	29863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>It remains our intention to take forward a Remedial Order that will extend eligibility for Widowed Parent’s Allowance and Bereavement Support Payment to cohabitees with children.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/07/2021 13:29:04 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1313897

registered interest
date	12/05/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Answer of 28 July 2020 to Question 76930, whether it remains her policy to extend eligibility for (a) widowed parent's allowance and (b) higher rate bereavement support payment to cohabitees with children.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>It remains our intention to take forward a Remedial Order that will extend eligibility for Widowed Parent’s Allowance and Bereavement Support Payment to cohabitees with children. We are currently considering the detail and implementation of the draft Remedial Order, which will be laid before the House in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 17/05/2021 15:31:08 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

1299309

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2020 to Question 76930, what progress has been made in laying the remedial order governing (a) widowed parent's allowance and (b) bereavement support payment.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	162555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>We are currently considering the detail and implementation of the draft remedial order and will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 10/03/2021 13:37:23 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1289664

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2021 to Question 145157 on bereavement benefits, whether the remedial order will be fully retrospective to ensure that those who have already lost their partner will receive the entitlement for themselves and their children that they would have been able to obtain had they been married to their partner at the time of his or her death.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	158219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Whilst it is possible for Remedial Orders to make retrospective changes, Orders are subject to detailed consultation and Parliamentary Scrutiny before they become law. The detail of the proposed changes will be set out in the Remedial Order when it is laid before the House.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/03/2021 14:08:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1281775

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes she plans to make to the rules on bereavement benefits following the verdicts reached in the cases of (a) James Jackson and Kevin Simpson in 2020 and (b) Siobhan McLaughlin in 2018.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	145157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>We are considering the judgement and will bring forward necessary Orders in due course.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/02/2021 15:03:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain