Change the law for unmarried couples concerning benefits when a partner dies.

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Change the law for unmarried couples concerning benefits when a partner dies.

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My partner of 26 years recently died. Although we were treated as a married couple for benefits whilst he was alive as soon as he died our time together did not count any more. I couldn't register his death and am not entitled to any of the benefits widows get.

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It is not right that you are classed as a couple in life but single after a death. The law needs to be changed so that couples who have been together for a certain number of years, especially when claiming benefits together, can be treated the same as a married couple. My grief has been worsened by constantly being told if you don't have the piece of paper you can't register his death or claim any help, as a widow/widower could, for example help with funeral costs.

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