{"value":{"id":1876166,"askingMemberId":5277,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-01-28T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-02-02T00:00:00","uin":"109400","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to change or extend eligibility for Bereavement Support Payment.","answeringBodyId":29,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Work and Pensions","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4979,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-02-05T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Bereavement Support Payment is available to those who are married, in a cohabiting relationship with dependent children, or in a civil partnership. It supports working age people through the immediate period following the death of a spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps the eligibility of all benefits including Bereavement Support Payments, under review.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Bereavement Support Payment","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1876166","method":"GET"}]}