Hi everyone,
For those who don’t know, if your partner has died, and you weren’t married, you are now eligible for a payment of up to £10,000.
This can be backdated, but the government have put a deadline on these payments.
Thousands of bereaved people don’t know about this. Please see if your eligible, and pass onto anyone you might think is also.
I hope the day is kind to you all.
Yours in bereavement, Merrin
Hiya, for those that weren’t married or in a civil partnership this only applies if you had children. The rest of us can claim nothing. x
If you are married you also have to be under state pension age.
If you have children you qualify for higher payment - one off payment of £3500, and then £350 a month for 18 months.
If you had no kids (like me) it’s the lower payment - £2500 one off ,and then £100 a month for 18 months
It was a person I spoke to when I called dept of work and pensions about my husband’s death and his pension, that told me about it. She even applied for me for it, there and then , while I was on the phone to her. You
I’ll get my last payment at the end of this month.
How the hell has nearly 18 months passed 
Having bad day today😰
When i applied for this.i was told that because sue was two weeks short on her national insurance contributions i wasn’t eligible for it.even after appeal i wasn’t eligible for the payment.so not happy about it
Dear @Martyn2
I’m sorry to hear the criteria didn’t make you eligible. My husband had paid all of his, having worked for almost 52 years. (From age 15 - 66)
It’s disappointing that you were only 2 weeks short .
Take care x
Capthphil.thank you x