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Written question asked by Caroline Lucas (Green Party) on Tuesday, 6 February 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 February 2018. It was answered by Kit Malthouse (Conservative) on Monday, 12 February 2018 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Funerals: Fees and Charges

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the proportion of burial costs covered by the first element of the Funeral Expenses Payments which were not paid in full in each of the last three years.

Answer

Funeral Expenses Payments are intended to meet the necessary costs of burial. However the allowed amount may be adjusted by the decision maker using the necessary cost guidance in Chapter 39 of the Decision Makers Guide: Social Fund Payments at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/572416/dmgch39.pdf.

Information on the amount of these adjustments is not collated centrally and no assessment has been made of the proportion of burial costs covered by Funeral Expenses Payments.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
127011
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Fees and charges Funerals Funeral payments
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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