Peers push to reverse bereavement benefit changes

Ministers must accept they have made a mistake in cutting benefits received by parents, says cross-party group in LordsA cross-party collection of peers has called on the government to rethink a cut to bereaved parents’ benefits, which comes into force on Thursday, saying ministers must accept they have made a mistake.Ros Altmann, a Conservative peer, asked a question on the issue in the Lords, and is among a group who have signed a letter to the pensions secretary, Damian Green, asking th