United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 72452
Funeral Payments
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29 August 2025
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5 September 2025 · Answer
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5 September 2025
Summary
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.
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29 August 2025
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
5 September 2025
Answer
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 ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/72452
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1829209
- uk · wq-1829209 · source updated 5 September 2025