Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 64696
Funeral Payments
Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 9 July 2025
Question
Ayoub Khan
Independent — Birmingham Perry Barr
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of simplifying the eligibility criteria for the Funeral Expenses Payment on (a) application processing times and (b) the administrat
Answer
Torsten BellThe eligibility criteria for a Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment are designed to ensure the scheme is fair for taxpayers, while supporting the most vulnerable with these costs. We continue to keep the Funeral Expenses Payment scheme under review to ens...
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