Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2021 to Question 156496, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of ending financial support for bereavement charities on the ability of such charities to support their service users; and if he will take steps to introduce a new financial support package for bereavement charities in the next financial year.
The Department meets regularly with bereavement support organisations to assess what is needed at this difficult time. The Government is committed to ongoing engagement with the bereavement support sector and will continue to work closely with organisations over the coming months to ensure that grieving individuals and families receive the support they need.