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Make children eligible for Bereavement Support Payment after death of a parent

Submitted by Ariann Harris-Waters on Monday 19th January 2026

Published on Tuesday 24th March 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Thursday 24th September 2026

Current Signatures: 47
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Tagged with

Children ~ Devastating ~ Lively ~ Loss ~ Lovely ~ Parent ~ Partner ~ Payment ~ relationship ~ Reviewed ~ status ~ Tragic

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 47 signatures in total, with signatories from 25 constituencies. That makes it the 1,600th most popular open petition, and the 30,162nd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 12% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of -27% (very low).

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Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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