Unmarried mother must receive widows' bereavement benefit, court rules
Judgement hailed 'hugely important' and prompts calls for ministers to ditch 'shameful, almost Victorian' legislation which sees children of unmarried parents deprived of bereavement support
New bereavement support is a drop in the ocean
The government has increased the amount that millions of families would receive if a breadwinner dies. So why do we remain woefully unprepared?