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Bereavement Support Payment
In the United Kingdom, Bereavement Support Payments (also known as bereavement benefits) are paid to the husband/wife or partner of a person who has died in the previous 21 months. It replaced Bereavement Payment and Bereavement Allowance in April 2017, which had previously replaced Widow's benefit in April 2001. It is a social security benefit that is designed to support people who have recently lost their spouse, and need some financial support to help them get back on their feet. A similar benefit is provided in Malta in accordance to the ''Widows and Orphans Pension Act'' of 1927. The qualifying conditions are as follows: * the deceased partner must have paid National Insurance contributions for at least 25 weeks in one tax year since 6 April 1975. Bereavement Support Payment consists of 2 parts, firstly: *a bereavement payment of £3,500 which is a one off tax free lump sum, provided the claimant was receiving Child Benefit; otherwise the payment is £2,500 ::::(formerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow’s Pension
A widow's pension is a payment from the government of a country to a person whose spouse has died. Generally, such payments are made to a widow whose late spouse has fulfilled the country's requirements, including contribution, cohabitation, and length of marriage. United States During the Progressive Era, there was a proliferation of laws introducing widows' pensions (generally called "mothers' pensions) at the state level. At the federal level, the widow's pension was introduced in the Senate in 1930. It was not especially uncommon for young women in Arkansas to marry Confederate pensioners; in 1937 the state passed a law stating that women who married Civil War veterans would not be eligible for a widow's pension. The law was later changed in 1939 to state that widows born after 1870 were not eligible for pensions. In 1899, Congress approved a payment of $11,750 of widow's pension owed to Harriet Tubman. United Kingdom In the United Kingdom, the Widow’s Pension was dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |