Written question asked by Barry Sheerman (Labour) on Friday, 7 October 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 11 October 2016. It was answered by Caroline Nokes (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 October 2016 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Funerals: Costs
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are affected by funeral poverty.
- Answer
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The Department does not hold this information. In 2015/2016, the Department made 29,000 Funeral Expenses Payments to people on qualifying income-based benefits and tax credits to help them with the cost of arranging a funeral.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 46815
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Costs Funerals
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2016-10-22 12:56:35 +0100
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