Funeral payment

Funeral payments are a social security payment in the United Kingdom that are part of the Social Fund. They are to help with the costs of a funeral. To be eligible for a funeral payment you or your partner must be in receipt of one of the following income related benefits:

Income Support^[1]
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance^[1]
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance^[1]
Pension Credit (guarantee or savings credit)^[1]
Housing Benefit ^[1]
Working Tax Credit (disability or severe disability element)^[1]
Child Tax Credit (at a rate higher than £545 per year)^[1]
Universal Credit^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Turn2us - Can I get a Funeral Payment?". turn2us.org.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

External links

Gov.uk

Social Fund in the United Kingdom

Regulated element	Funeral Payments Sure Start Maternity Grant Cold Weather Payment Winter Fuel Payment

Discretionary element (abolished)	Crisis loan Budgeting loans Community care grant

Welfare Reform Act 2012	Local welfare assistance scheme Short term benefit advance Budgeting advance

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