PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Funeral Payments (3 February 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for social fund funeral expenses her Department has approved since April 2020.
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Answer
In the period 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020, there were approximately 25,800 applications awarded for Funeral Expenses Payments, in England and Wales.
This figure is an estimate using unaudited internal DWP figures on the number of FEP loans. It is not quality assured to the same extent as Official / National statistics.
Answered by:
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
11 February 2021
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