LRD guides and handbook March 2013

State benefits and tax credits 2013

Chapter 7

How to apply

You can make a claim over the telephone by contacting the Bereavement Service on 0845 608 8601. You can order a Bereavement Benefits pack (form BB1) over the telephone from your nearest Jobcentre Plus office. The pack has help notes on how to complete the claim form. You can also download a Bereavement Benefits pack from the Department for Work and Pensions website at: www.dwp.gov.uk/advisers/claimforms/bb1_print.pdf