DWP bereavement benefits review will not affect payments under AFCS or War Pensions Scheme

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Details: Forces personnel news; 13 December 2011

The Department of Work and Pensions has confirmed that the review of bereavement benefits announced by the Minister for Welfare Reform on 12 Dec does NOT affect payments to service widows or widowers under the War Pensions Scheme or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.

DWP press release -12 December 2011 – Freud: bereavement benefits must support claimants after loss and offer a supported return to work