Martin Lewis has discussed a vital February deadline to claim for backdated bereavement support payments. Help was previously only available to people who were married or in a civil partnership, but a recent law change means co-habiting parents are eligible and can get backdated payments worth thousands of pounds. “Last February a court ruling meant that if you are an unmarried, co-habiting parent who lost your partner since 2001, you should have been given bereavement support,” Mr Lewis explained. “It is backdatable since 2001 until 8 February.” Lewis added that someone recently contacted him to say they had received over £30,000. He also urged people to do one thing as energy bills rise.