Widowed Parent’s Allowance
E510410
Widowed Parent’s Allowance was a UK social security benefit that provided weekly financial support to widowed parents with dependent children before being superseded by Bereavement Support Payment.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK welfare benefit
ⓘ
social security benefit ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department for Work and Pensions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affectedByReform | Welfare Reform Act 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beneficiaryStatus |
surviving civil partner
ⓘ
surviving spouse ⓘ |
| benefitCategory | bereavement benefits ⓘ |
| benefitType | weekly cash benefit ⓘ |
| closedToNewClaimants | yes ⓘ |
| closedToNewClaimantsFrom | 6 April 2017 ⓘ |
| continuesForExistingClaimants | yes ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibilityCriterion |
claimant must be a widow, widower or surviving civil partner
ⓘ
claimant must be under State Pension age ⓘ claimant must have at least one dependent child ⓘ deceased spouse or civil partner must have paid sufficient National Insurance contributions ⓘ |
| fundingSource | National Insurance system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interactionWith |
Child Benefit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Income Support NERFINISHED ⓘ Tax Credits ⓘ |
| introducedAsReformOf | earlier widow’s benefits system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| legalBasis | UK social security legislation ⓘ |
| linkedTo | National Insurance contribution record of deceased partner ⓘ |
| mayAffect | entitlement to means-tested benefits ⓘ |
| meansTested | no ⓘ |
| payableFor | dependent children of the deceased ⓘ |
| payableUntil |
claimant reaches State Pension age
ⓘ
end of Child Benefit entitlement for the youngest child ⓘ |
| paymentFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| phasedOut | yes ⓘ |
| policyChangeReason | replaced by a time-limited lump-sum and instalment system under Bereavement Support Payment ⓘ |
| policyGoal | mitigate loss of income following bereavement ⓘ |
| providedTo | widowed parents ⓘ |
| purpose | financial support for widowed parents with dependent children ⓘ |
| relatedBenefit |
Bereavement Allowance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Widow’s Pension ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bereavement Support Payment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresClaim | yes ⓘ |
| requiresCondition |
claimant must be responsible for a child or qualifying young person
ⓘ
deceased must not have been divorced from claimant at time of death ⓘ |
| targetGroup | low and middle income widowed families ⓘ |
| taxable | yes ⓘ |
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