A question on #FuneralPayments #Scotland tabled by Ayoub Khan on 02-07-2025 has been answered by Torsten Bell.

Heading: Funeral Payments: Scotland
Question ID: 1818973
UIN: 64697
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-02
Asking Member ID: 5357
Asking Member display name: Ayoub Khan
Asking Member handle: AyoubKhanMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @AyoubKhanMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reforming the eligibility criteria for the Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment in line with the Scottish Government’s Funeral Su
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Date answered: 2025-07-09
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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 a Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment are designed to ensure the scheme is fair for taxpayers, while supporting the most vulnerable with these costs. We continue to keep the Funeral Expenses Payment scheme under review to ens...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true