§ Mr. GogginsTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what changes he proposes to make to the rules regarding funeral payments. [156685]
§ Angela EagleSocial Fund funeral payments are intended to enable those on the lowest incomes to provide for a simple, respectful funeral where no other family member can meet the cost. We are acting to remove an anomaly in the regulations so that claimants' relatives in receipt of help under the National Asylum Support Service are treated in the same way as those receiving qualifying benefits. Amending regulations to achieve this will be laid before the House shortly.