Bereavement Benefit for the 21st Century
Start date 12 December 2011
End date 5 March 2012
This consultation sought views on how bereavement benefit payments should support future working-age widows, widowers and widowed civil partners. Payments made under the War Pensions Scheme or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme will not be affected by this review, nor are those already in receipt of bereavement benefits at the point at which a new scheme would be introduced.
Government response
The Government published its response to this consultation on 11 July 2012.
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Impact assessment
The consultation
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- RTF – Bereavement Benefit for the 21st Century (3.7MB) RTF
Welsh Executive Summary
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