bereavement benefits

[orchid1]

Hello Im a newbie glad to see their is a pensioners forum a very useful site I am a widow and am receiving my normal pension I receive just below the basic as I didnt pay for a full stamp am wondering shouldnt I be receiving some of my late husbands pension as well need to know as I am now the bill payer and am having to budget any expert out there with advice please thanks orchid1

[John]

http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk
 
You can ask this question via an online form.
 
But this website is closing soon as part of the government’s drive to improve its online services for citizens (their words, not mine).

If you want to improve the Country, then do not vote for Brown and his Clowns. They have made a proper mess of it (my words, certainly not theirs, no spin, no smoke or mirrors).

[orchid1]

Thanks John I will check the website yes Brown has made life so much harder for us pensioners and for most people I could go on and on    and I wont be voting for him ever!!!) thanks for your advice orchid1

[suzikay]

My fiance died 2 weeks ago - he was 56.  I am 10 years older than him, and I have been informed that after he paid in to this country all his working life and after I paid into this country all my working life I am not entiitled to the £2,000 funeral benefit for his funeral as I get a private pension as well as the basic state pension.  My two daughters lent me the money for his funeral and now I cant give them back the money.  I am devastated enough about his death let alone not being able to claim. How unjust it is that because I worked hard all my working life and paid in untold hundreds of thousands of pounds in both National Insurance and Income Tax and I cant claim a single penny.  It isnt worth being an upstanding honest citizen believe me.

[orchid1]

Hi Suzy I am so sorry you lost your fiance its very tough what you are going through as I have been through it myself did he leave any assets that you can claim had you been married you would have had the right to claim , thanks to advice received from this website my benefits have been sorted out lets hope someone will be able to advise you