Eligibility for Partnered Pensioner Bereavement Payment

Who is eligible?

Pensioners eligible for a Partnered Pensioner Bereavement Payment, are those who were a member of:

• a couple and whose partner was in receipt of service pension, income support supplement or a social security pension or benefit when he or she died, or
• an illness separated or respite care couple and whose partner was in receipt of service pension, income support supplement or a social security pension or benefit when he or she died.

Note: Prior to 1 January 2022, some partners, with a nil rate of social security payment, may still have been considered recipients of a social security payment due to the impact of DFISA.  DFISA ceased 1 January 2022.