If you are widow, widower or surviving civil partner, you may be entitled to further payments from this department such as:
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension which is paid on the death of a spouse or civil partner. This pension is based on either your own or your late spouse's or civil partner's social insurance contributions. It's not means tested and is payable for as long as you remain a widow, widower or surviving civil partner.
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Non-Contributory Pension which is a means tested payment for widow's, widower's or surviving civil partner's under age 66 whose income is below a certain limit and who do not satisfy the qualifying contribution conditions for a Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension.
Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant which is a payment that is made to widows, widowers and surviving civil partners with at least one qualified child who were widowed or are a surviving civil partner on or after 1 December 1999.
If the cause of the death is as a result of a work-related accident or a prescribed occupational disease, the widow, widower or surviving civil partner may have an entitlement to Death Benefit under the Occupational Injuries Scheme.
If the deceased was in receipt of a Disablement Pension assessed at 50% or higher, the widow, widower or surviving civil partner may have an automatic entitlement to Death Benefit Pension. Death Benefit Pension is payable at a higher rate than Widow's/Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Contributory Pension.
For more information, log on to 'www.welfare.ie'.