Tory voters want the bereaved to be penalised for losing their loved ones
The Conservative Government is “reforming” the amount it gives to bereaved families.
Until now, families used to get regular payments for up to 20 years.
Under the new system, they’ll get a larger initial lump sum, but regular payments will stop after 18 months.
Charities say 75 per cent of bereaved families will be worse off in cash terms, and more than 90 per cent will receive support for shorter periods.
Is that what you want – for other people now, and possibly for yourself in the future?
Alan, featured in the video below, died on May 2.
Alan died today, God rest his soul. This was Theresa May's very last "gift" to Alan's family. Please please do watch pic.twitter.com/FnHNFSgdXO
— Tory Fibs (@ToryFibs) May 2, 2017
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I am puzzled. When I lost my father, mother and my daughter I didn’t get any money. Who is eligible for these payments.
This is not re- =tweeting on Twitter for some reason.
Who is eligible for these payments? my father got nothing when my mother, who had worked and paid NI all her life, even after pensionable age died.
Are the payments only for Widows and Orphans similar to the benefits available from some Pension Schemes?