Petition · past parliament · Department for Work and Pensions
Create a baby loss bereavement support scheme for self-employed parents
Closed
3,294 signatures
What the petition asks
The Government should create a bereavement support scheme to provide financial support for self-employed parents who experience baby loss through miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death. Currently there is no support for self-employed parents who are faced with this horrendous loss.
There is welcome Government support available for people who lose partners and a scheme for employed parents who lose a child, but nothing for self-employed people who experience baby loss. They need time to grieve without having to worry about working and paying their bills during such a tragic situation. We want to see a change in financial support for self-employed bereaved parents.
Timeline
| 4 Aug 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Feb 2024 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
3,294
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Opened
4 Aug 2023
Closed
4 Feb 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.