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Unmarried partners still missing bereavement paymentsBy Anna CollinsonReporter, Victoria Derbyshire programme 3 March 2020 Image copyrightFamily photoImage captionLaura is ineligible for support payments as she was not married to her partner of nine years, Nigel, when he died. They have a son, Noah, togetherThe government must act quickly to ensure unmarried parents can receive bereavement support payments, 18 groups have said in an open letter.Means-tested payments of up to £10,000 are made to parents whose husband, wife or civil partner has died.Earlier this month, a landmark legal case found denying these to co-habiting partners was against human-rights law.The prime minister had vowed to seek to "remedy" an "injustice" and officials are now considering the court ruling.Fall foulEvery year about 2,000 families with children lose out on the payments, according to analysis of Office for National Statistics data by the Childhood Bereavement Network charity, which is …