PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(1 July 2025)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57896 on Funeral Payments, how many applicants (a) responsible for funeral costs and (b) in receipt of a qualifying benefit did not receive a social fund funeral expenses payment because (i) there was an immediate family member or (ii) a close relative of the deceased who was not in receipt of a qualifying benefit, in each of the last five years.

Asked by:
Dr Ellie Chowns (Green Party)

The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur a disproportionate cost.

Answered by:
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