A question on #FuneralPayments tabled by Ellie Chowns on 24-06-2025 has been answered by Torsten Bell.

Heading: Funeral Payments
Question ID: 1816001
UIN: 62414
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-24
Asking Member ID: 5249
Asking Member display name: Ellie Chowns
Asking Member handle: EllieChowns
Asking Member Twitter reference: @EllieChowns
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where an application for a Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment is refused because another family member of the person who died is not in receipt of a qualifying benefit, what assessment her Department
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Date answered: 2025-07-01
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 5069
Answering Member display name: Torsten Bell
Answering Member handle: TorstenBell
Answering Member Twitter reference: @TorstenBell
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Answer text: The eligibility criteria for Funeral Expenses Payments are designed to ensure the scheme is fair for taxpayers while supporting the most vulnerable with these costs. The Funeral Expenses Payment regulations provide for those cases where there is more than...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true