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This form provides information on and is used for making your first claim for a War Widows/War Widowers Pension/Funeral expenses.
Information about War Widows or Widowers Pension Supplementary Allowances.
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
How to stop or start paying the reduced rate of National Insurance (NI) as a married woman or widow, how it affects your benefits.
Guidance for the next of kin or executor for someone who has died who may have been underpaid State Pension.
This guidance addresses a number of FAQs in response to the lump-sum recognition payment scheme for eligible spouses who forfeited their pensions prior to 2015.
Help with costs and funeral expenses after someone has died. Includes Universal Credit.
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