City reporter:
London:
You could get a Funeral Expenses Payment (also called a Funeral Payment) if you get certain benefits and need help to pay for a funeral you’re arranging. If you or your partner must get one or more of these like, Universal Credit, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit and Housing Benefit. You might also be eligible if you’re getting a Support for Mortgage Interest loan.
You can still claim Funeral Expenses Payment if you’ve applied for these benefits and you’re waiting to hear about your claim. You might be able to get a Funeral Expenses Payment if you are the partner of the deceased, the parent of a baby stillborn after 24 weeks of pregnancy, the parent or person responsible for a deceased child who was under 16 (or under 20 and in approved education or training. If a close relative of the deceased (such as a sibling or parent) is in work or not getting a qualifying benefit, you might not get a Funeral Expenses Payment. You might be able to get a Funeral Expenses Payment if, the deceased did not have a partner when they died, the partner of the deceased or parent of a deceased child cannot claim (for example, they live abroad or are in prison.
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