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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
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Why on earth in the 21st Century, should they be entitled to up to 20 years of money?
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The government’s new bereaved support payment will provide a larger lump sum after a death, rising from £2,000 to £3,500, but will see the benefit time-limited to just 18 months compared with a maximum of 20 years.
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A DWP spokesman said: “The old system – introduced more than 90 years ago – was based on the outdated assumption that a widowed parent relied on their spouse for income, and would never work themselves. This doesn’t reflect people’s lives today.
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