Covid-19: information for bereavement service managers & practitioners
This page is for those running bereavement services...
Covid-19 public inquiry: consultation open on draft Terms of Reference
The public consultation is open until 7 April 2022
Bereavement: journal of grief and responses to death relaunches
All journal content and back copies are now open access
Ukraine crisis – information for bereavement service managers and practitioners
Resources to support families affected by the crisis in Ukraine
UK Commission on Bereavement – exploring issues & recommendations
We are working with other UK charities to support a Commission exploring issues around bereavement and making recommendations on how to better support bereaved people. Read more about the Commission’s work here.
Keeping in touch when you can’t be with someone who may die
In this difficult time of coronavirus, we are all restricted...
NHS Coronavirus bereavement scheme extended
The government has extended its bereavement scheme to those...
Social Fund Funeral Payments to increase from April
Following years of campaigning from the Funeral Poverty Alliance and many others, the government has increased the Social Fund ‘other funeral expenses’ payment from £700 to £1,000 from April 2020. This payment, made to those on a low income...
Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay introduced on 6 April
Parents who suffer the devastating loss of a child under 18 are now entitled to two weeks of statutory leave. The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Regulations, which will be known as Jack’s Law in memory of Jack Herd...
Funeral costs investigation extended
The current stage of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in-depth market investigation into the funerals sector has been extended for six months as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Following publication of its interim report in November 2018,...