Bereavement support and advice

Financial help you might be entitled to

The following benefits may be payable because of your bereavement:

• Bereavement Allowance (previously Widow's Pension)
• Bereavement Payment
• Child Benefit if a child or parent dies
• Funeral Payments
• Guardian's Allowance
• War Widow(er) Pension
• Widowed Parent's Allowance

Advice on what to do when someone dies

The following websites can offer support and advice on what to do after someone dies:

• the GOV.UK website has a step-by-step guide on what to do after someone dies
• the Tell Us Once service allows you to report someone's death to several organisations at once
• the Wirral Infobank website gives information about organisations that offer help for people suffering a bereavement
• your benefits, tax and pension after the death of a spouse
• use the benefits calculators to find out what benefits you could be entitled to
• what to do when someone dies during the COVID-19 pandemic