Bereavement Allowance is a regular payment which you can get if:You were 45 or over but below State Pension age when your husband, wife or civil partner died, and eitherThey had paid enough National Insurance contributions, orTheir death was caused by ...
The Bereavement Benefit Scheme was introduced on 9 April 2001, and applies to people widowed on or after this date. It also applies to people who became surviving civil partners on or after 5 December 2005. You may be able to get a Bereavement Payment ...