MikeK
- 2017-04-18
And the UK's Tory Nasty Party follow this with
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/jan/29/young-bereaved-cuts-to-financial-support-12000
"Under the current system, when a spouse or civil partner dies there is a £2,000 tax-free sum called the Bereavement Payment. For those with children there is the Widowed Parent’s Allowance, a taxable benefit of up to £487.71 a month (£5,852 a year). This is paid until either the youngest child in the household no longer qualifies for child benefit (a maximum of 20 years), or the widowed parent moves in with a new partner, or reaches state pension age"
"The changed system, however, will mean that if a spouse or civil partner dies after 5 April there will be a tax-free lump sum of £2,500 if there are no children, or £3,500 if there are. There is then a monthly tax-free payment of £100 if you don’t have children and £350 if you do, for 18 months, regardless of your age or whether or not you marry or move in with a new partner."
I guiess the difference is whether one is born into 'privilege' or not.
It's very noble of him to bring this topic. Diana would be proud of him.
Prince Harry has revealed he sought counselling after spending nearly 20 years "not thinking" about the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, he said it was not until his late 20s that he processed the grief - after two years of "total chaos" and coming close to a "complete breakdown".
Prince Harry is part of the future of an institution that once embodied the British stiff-upper-lip approach to life.