PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Funeral Payments (23 February 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Government will increase the capped portion of the social fund funeral expenses payment.
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Asked by:
Fleur Anderson (Labour)
Answer
On the 8 April 2020, the value of the capped portion of the Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment rose by 43 per cent, from £700 to £1000. There are no current plans to increase this.
Answered by:
Guy Opperman (Conservative)
26 February 2021
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