Bereavement damages: form to claim ex gratia payment
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Department of Justice invites affected parties to claim additional sum for statutory bereavement damages
The Department of Justice has identified an error in the sum payable for bereavement damages dating back to 2022.
The error impacted people affected by bereavement between November 2022 and November 2025, when the sum prescribed for statutory bereavement damages was £200 less than it should have been.
Bereavement damages are payable to specified relatives of a person who died due to the negligence of another party.
The Department of Justice is rectifying the error by offering affected claimants an additional payment of £200.
Please submit via your solicitor. If you do not have a solicitor, please contact the Department via EMAIL