Funeral Payments
Commons · Question 72452 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 5 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Funeral Expenses Payment's eligibility criteria on the finances of local authorities.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 5 Sep 2025
The long standing state position is that individuals should look to make financial provision for their own funeral, and that where this has not happened family or friends who can take part or all of the responsibility for the cost of funeral arrangements ...