Bereaved families denied benefit despite supreme court ruling

‘Blatant discrimination’ – unmarried couples denied support if one of them diesBereaved families are being denied benefits worth up to £7,700 because the government will only make payments to married couples – 10 months after the supreme court ruled that its stance was unlawful.Bereavement support payment can be claimed by people who are widowed when their husband, wife or civil partner dies, with parents eligible for a higher payment than those without children. Co