Question: Can I claim it if my husband died more than 21 months ago?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Check if you can claim a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
section_headers: How to claim
section_content: The online service is now available. Make your
claim from the date we gave you.
If you’re unable to claim online you should contact HMRC for help.
If you receive texts, calls or emails claiming to be from HMRC, offering
financial help or a tax refund and asking you to click on a link or to give
personal information, it is a scam. You should email it to
phishing@hmrc.gov.uk and then delete it.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Doesn't provide any information about how soon claims have to be filed after a spouse's death.
This is a bad answer because it does not provide any advice or information that is useful to the question. Instead, it just provides the application link, and warns against phishing scams.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Bad

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Check if you can claim a grant through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
section_headers: Who can claim
section_content: You can claim if you’re a self-employed individual or a member of a
partnership and all of the following apply:

you traded in the tax year 2018 to 2019 and submitted your Self Assessment tax return on or before 23 April 2020 for that year
you traded in the tax year 2019 to 2020
you intend to continue to trade in the tax year 2020 to 2021
you carry on a trade which has been adversely affected by coronavirus

Your business could be adversely affected by coronavirus if, for example:

you’re unable to work because you: 
are shielding
are self-isolating
are on sick leave because of coronavirus
have caring responsibilities because of coronavirus


you’ve had to scale down or temporarily stop trading because: 
your supply chain has been interrupted
you have fewer or no customers or clients
your staff are unable to come in to work



You should not claim the grant if you’re a limited company or operating a
trade through a trust.
To work out your eligibility we will first look at your 2018 to 2019 Self
Assessment tax return. Your trading profits must be no more than £50,000 and
at least equal to your non-trading income.
If you’re not eligible based on the 2018 to 2019 Self Assessment tax return,
we will then look at the tax years 2016 to 2017, 2017 to 2018, and 2018 to
2019.
Find out how we will work out your
eligibility including if we
have to use other years.
Grants under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme are not counted as
‘access to public funds’, and you can claim the grant on all categories of
work visa.
You must make the claim yourself. Your tax agent or adviser must not claim on
your behalf as this will trigger a fraud alert, and you will have to contact
HMRC. This will cause a significant delay to you receiving your payment.
How different circumstances affect the scheme
Check if your circumstances affect your
eligibility for the following:

if your return is late, amended or under enquiry
if you’re a member of a partnership
if you’re on or took parental leave
if you have loans covered by the loan charge
if you claim averaging relief
if you’re non-resident or chose the remittance basis
state aid


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Doesn't address the specific situation in which a spouse dies. Doesn't answer question asked.
This answer needs improvement because it provides relevant information, but lacks a direct answer to the question.This answer would require clicking on links to get more needed information.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Could be Improved

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Bereavement Support Payment
section_headers: If your partner died more than 21 months ago
section_content: You may still be able to claim BSP if your husband, wife or civil partner’s
cause of death was confirmed more than 21 months after the death. Call the
Bereavement Service helpline.
If your husband, wife or civil partner died before 6 April 2017, you may be
able to get Widowed Parent’s Allowance instead.
*[BSP]: Bereavement Support Payment

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Says that you may be eligible if your spouse died more than 21 months ago and provides contact information to get more information.
This is an excellent answer because it specifically addresses dead spouses, and how that affects the process. Therefore, this answers the question directly.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent