1.1.B.50 Bereavement rate continuation 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, the bereavement rate continuation period begins on the same day as the bereavement period (1.1.B.40) and ends on the:
- day before the first available bereavement adjustment payday (1.1.F.150), IF the first available bereavement adjustment payday occurs before the end of the bereavement period, or
- same day as the bereavement period, IF the first available bereavement adjustment payday occurs on or after the day the bereavement period ends.
Act reference: SSAct section 21(2)(d)-'bereavement rate continuation period'