Martin Lewis paused Good Morning Britain to share an emotional message he received from a viewer thanking him for his assistance this morning (19 July).
The MoneySavingExpert founder explained how the viewer’s words brought “tears to his eyes” after a “stressful couple of weeks.”
He read out the message from the viewer, who told Mr Lewis that they were unable to claim widowed parents allowance due to not being married to their long-term partner.
The fan explained that they were awarded £34,000 in back-dated money thanks to Mr Lewis’s advice about a change in the law.
The MoneySavingExpert founder explained how the viewer’s words brought “tears to his eyes” after a “stressful couple of weeks.”
He read out the message from the viewer, who told Mr Lewis that they were unable to claim widowed parents allowance due to not being married to their long-term partner.
The fan explained that they were awarded £34,000 in back-dated money thanks to Mr Lewis’s advice about a change in the law.
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00 I'll be honest, I had some tears in my eyes last night.
00:03 I've had a stressful couple of weeks and I get lots of lovely messages,
00:06 but this one cut through.
00:08 Are you the hero of the cost of living crisis in action?
00:10 No, no, no. I think you are, Martin Lewis.
00:12 This is something else.
00:14 This is a... Someone says they regularly watch my show and stuff.
00:17 Yeah.
00:18 In 2015, I was sadly and suddenly widowed at the age of 38.
00:24 I was never able to claim anything from widowed parents' allowance
00:27 due to not actually being married to my long-term partner
00:30 and received little help from the government
00:32 to then bring up alone our three children.
00:35 Back in May this year,
00:37 I saw your information that said a change in the law -
00:40 it was actually a test case that had gone through -
00:41 that changed the rules,
00:43 now allowed claims for unmarried parents,
00:46 and it's worth applying to have this backdated.
00:48 I did this, and today I received a letter from DWP.
00:52 I have been awarded £34,049.34 in backdated money,
01:00 and this is in my account already.