Review of support for widows and widowers with children under 18

Increase financial support for widows and widowers with children under 18, and allow them to automatically access Pupil Premium and Early Years Pupil Premium Funding.

226 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Tuesday 13th January 2026
Last 24 hours signatures
1
Signature Deadline
Monday 13th July 2026
Estimated Final Signatures: 268

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We feel the Government doesn't offer adequate financial long term support for widows or widowers and this greatly impacts those with children under 18. If spouses paid into the Government pension, regardless of the length of contribution this disappears. Many are being evicted or have homes repossessed, living on the breadline through no fault of their own. If the Government really want to bring children out of poverty they need to stop overlooking the whole band of children in this situation.


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