邦海外讯      This booklet lets you know about the payments and support available to you after someone close to you dies. It offers information on the steps that need to be taken and the emotional and financial support available.

Payments you may be eligible for Bereavement Payment

Bereavement Payment assists people adjust to changed financial circumstances after the death of their partner, child or person they were caring for. The type of Bereavement Payment you may be able to receive will depend on the Centrelink payment you receive and your relationship with the person who has died.

Bereavement Allowance

Bereavement Allowance is a short-term income support payment paid to recently widowed people to help them adjust following the death of their partner.

Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment

The Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment is a tax-free lump sum paid to the surviving partner of a deceased member of the Pension Bonus Scheme who did not make a successful claim for Age

Pension and Pension Bonus before they died.

To check if you're eligible, or to find out more information on these Centrelink payments, visit humanservices.gov.au call us on 132 300, or visit a service centre.

Widow Allowance

Widow Allowance provides financial assistance to women, who were born on, or before 1 July 1955, who have become widowed, divorced or separated after they turned 40, and have no recent workforce experience. To find out more information, or claim Widow Allowance visit humanservices.gov.au call us on 132 850 or visit a service centre.

Family assistance

If you're the parent or carer of a child who dies and were receiving, or qualified to receive, Family Tax Benefit for the child, you may be eligible for a Bereavement Payment. This can continue to be paid as fortnightly payments for up to 14 weeks after the child's death, or as a lump sum. You may still be eligible to receive Baby Bonus or Parental Leave Pay, Maternity Immunisation Allowance or Dad and Partner Pay for a child who has died.

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