If you are responsible for paying for a funeral and you or your partner are in receipt of one of the following benefits or tax credits, you may be eligible for a Funeral Payment from the Social Fund:
- Income Support,
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance,
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance,
- Pension Credit,
- Housing Benefit,
- Council Tax Benefit (or if the Council Tax payer where you live receives a Second Adult Rebate because you are on low income),
- Working Tax Credit which includes a disability or severe disability element,
- Child Tax Credit at a higher rate than the family element.
The term “partner” in this context means:
- a person you are married to, or a person you live with as if you are married to them,
- a civil partner, or person you live with as if you are civil partners.
A Funeral Payment includes the necessary burial or cremation fees plus up to £1,000 for the funeral director’s charges, coffin and flowers.
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