To mark the national Day of Reflection for the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reflecting on the research, support and guidance we provided during and following this unprecedented period of uncertainty and loss.
The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that from February 9 2023 cohabiting parents will be able to claim bereavement benefits to help them bring up dependent children.
Babies, children and young people make up a third of all people in the UK. While the vast majority of children were not at high risk from the virus itself, they paid a high price during the pandemic.
Campaigners are calling for a renewed focus on the children who have lost their parent or carer during Covid-19, warning their plight has dwindled in the public consciousness as the pandemic desensitises us to loss and grief.
