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The Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant is a once-off payment to widows, widowers or surviving civil partners with dependent children. This grant is payable in addition to the Bereavement Grant of €850 for insured people.

Rules

This grant is available to widows, widowers or surviving civil partners who have one or more dependent children living with them or a widow or surviving civil partner whose child is born within 10 months of the date of death of her spouse or civil partner. You must also qualify for one of the following payments:

Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension,
One-Parent Family Payment,
Bereavement Grant payable on the death of their spouse.
Death Benefit under the Occupational Injuries Scheme
a Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s Contributory Pension from another EU state or a country with which Ireland has a bilateral social security agreement
State Pension (Non-Contributory).

Rates

This grant is a once-off payment of €6,000. Payment of the Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant is made by cheque, payable to the widow, widower or surviving civil partner.

This is issued immediately following the decision of the Deciding Officer on one of the above payments.

How to apply

Download Form WPG 1 here (pdf).

Where to apply

Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension Section

Department of Social Protection
Pensions Services Offices
College Road
Sligo
Ireland

Tel:(071) 915 7100
Locall:1890 500 000

You can email an enquiry about the Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant using the secure Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant enquiry form.

Page updated: 4 January 2011

Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant