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1.1.B.40 Bereavement period

Usage

This definition applies for the purposes of determining qualification for bereavement payments and calculating the LBP.

This definition is not applicable to a one-off bereavement payment for the death of a partner (3.1.5.92) made under Part 2.11 Division 10 Subdivision AA (YA) or Part 2.12 Division 9 Subdivision AA (JSP) of the SSAct.

Definition

In relation to a person's death, a bereavement period is a period of 14 weeks that starts ON the day on which the person dies.

Act reference: SSAct section 21(2)(a)-'bereavement period'

Last reviewed: 3 July 2023

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