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Payments after the death of your partner:

  • Bereavement Allowance (Partner) - for people without dependent children immediately after the death of a partner.
  • Bereavement Payment (Partner) - for people who get a payment from Centrelink and whose partner has died.
  • Widow Allowance - for women aged 50 and over who are widowed, divorced or separated and have no recent work experience.
  • Widow B Pension (no new grants from 20 March 1997) - for older widows without the financial support of their partner.
  • Parenting Payment - for parents or guardians to help with the cost of raising children.
  • Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment - for the surviving partner of a deceased Pension Bonus Scheme member who did not make their claim for Age Pension and Pension Bonus before they died.

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