Death and benefits

• Funeral Payments

  Funeral Payments to help pay funeral costs if you're on a low income - eligibility, how to claim, form SF200

• Bereavement Payment

  Bereavement Payment if your husband, wife or civil partner dies - eligibility, what you'll get, how to claim, claim form BB1

• Bereavement Allowance

  Bereavement Allowance (previously widow's pension) is a weekly benefit for widows, widowers or surviving civil partners - rates, eligibility, claim form, how to claim

• Benefits adviser

  Benefits adviser - find out what benefits you could get, how much you could get and how to claim

• Bereavement benefits: technical guidance

  This guide gives detailed information about bereavement benefits and widows’ benefits. It is intended for professional advisers and members of the public who want to know more about these benefits. It explains who qualifies, who can claim, how to claim and how payments are made.

• Guardian's Allowance

  Guardian's Allowance help if you're looking after a child who is not your own - rates, eligibility, how to claim, appeal a decision

• Tell Us Once

  Use the Tell Us Once service to report a birth or death - registering, how to use it

• War Widow(er) Pension

  War Widows or Widowers Pension if your wife, husband or civil partner died as a result of their service in Her Majesty's (HM) Armed Forces or during a time of war. What you'll get, eligibility, how to claim

• Widowed Parent's Allowance

  Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB1