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Bereavement Payment when your partner dies
A lump sum you may get if your partner dies and you both got a Centrelink payment.
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It is for people whose partner died when you both had got an income support payment for at least 12 months, or a pension. Some people on JobSeeker Payment or Youth Allowance can also get it. It is a lump sum. It is usually the total you would have got as a couple, minus your new single rate, worked out over 14 weeks from the day your partner died. You may get more if you were pregnant. Carers can also keep Carer Payment, or get Carer Allowance as a lump sum, for up to 14 weeks after the person they cared for dies.
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We last reviewed this listing on 5 Nov 2026. We last checked the official page on 5 Nov 2026.
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