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100116

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/10/2014
	date	21/10/2014
	date tabled	21/10/2014
	ddp created	21/10/2014 21:00:49
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:00:57
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	211293
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	24/10/2014 13:48:18
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications have been made to the Government Funeral Payment scheme since May 2010; and how many such applications have been rejected.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211293
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211293
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>From the latest data available, 280,780 applications have been made for Funeral Payments in Great Britain between May 2010 and September 2014. In the same period there have been 139,560 refusals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p> </p><p>1. These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not yet been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>2. The figures given are the number of applications and initial refusals in the given time period and not the number of people who made applications or received awards. An individual may make more than one application in a year. Information on the number of people who made applications and received awards is not available.</p><p> </p><p>3. The refusal figures given are based on the initial decisions made on each case and may include cases where an award was later made on review.</p><p> </p><p>4. All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p>
	creator	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

100539

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	27/10/2014
	date	22/10/2014
	date tabled	22/10/2014
	ddp created	22/10/2014 22:52:03
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 03:45:14
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	211468
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	27/10/2014 13:57:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications were made to the Social Fund to cover the cost of funerals in each year since 2010; and how many of those applications were rejected.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Steve Rotheram
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 211468
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	211468
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>From the latest data available, 305,840 applications have been made for Funeral Payments in Great Britain between January 2010 and September 2014, the latest data available. In the same period there have been 151,620 refusals.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows the number of applications and refusals for each year. Note that 2014 data only extends to September thus far.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014 (Jan-Sep)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>66,780</p></td><td><p>70,990</p></td><td><p>66,390</p></td><td><p>62,200</p></td><td><p>39,470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Refusals</p></td><td><p>33,350</p></td><td><p>36,330</p></td><td><p>34,540</p></td><td><p>29,200</p></td><td><p>18,190</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Notes</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>1. These figures do not include applications which were processed clerically and have not yet been entered on to the Social Fund Computer System.</p><p> </p><p>2. The figures given are the number of applications and initial refusals in the given time period and not the number of people who made applications or received awards. An individual may make more than one application in a year. Information on the number of people who made applications and received awards is not available.</p><p>.</p><p>3. The refusal figures given are based on the initial decisions made on each case and may include cases where an award was later made on review.</p><p> </p><p>4. All figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p>
	creator	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4035 label Biography information for Steve Rotheram

167384

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/12/2014
	date	02/12/2014
	date tabled	02/12/2014
	ddp created	02/12/2014 23:31:39
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 13:13:19
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	216782
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/12/2014 12:54:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to review the process for applying for funeral payments.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 216782
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	216782
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>We are currently taking steps to improve the scheme and will continue to monitor its effectiveness.</p>
	creator	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

65812

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	07/07/2014
	date	03/07/2014
	date tabled	03/07/2014
	ddp created	03/07/2014 18:53:08
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 14:33:31
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	203946
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/07/2014 14:39:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will review the rate for Social Fund funeral expenses payments.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 203946
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	203946
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There are no current plans to review the rate of funeral payments. However, for those who are eligible to be considered for a budgeting loan payment, the scope of this scheme has now been expanded to include funeral costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>
	creator	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

78608

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/07/2014
	date	16/07/2014
	date tabled	16/07/2014
	ddp created	16/07/2014 22:12:08
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:21:46
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	206104
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/07/2014 11:27:29
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what average time is taken to process an application for funeral expenses from the Social Fund from the time an application is submitted to a decision being taken.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206104
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206104
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The clearance time for Funeral Payments, as published in the 2012/13 Social Fund Annual report, is an average of 14.76 days, against a target of 16 days</p>
	creator	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

78609

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/07/2014
	date	16/07/2014
	date tabled	16/07/2014
	ddp created	16/07/2014 22:12:08
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:21:52
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	206106
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	01/09/2014 15:09:36
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many current applications for funeral expenses from the Social Fund have been outstanding for longer than (a) 16 days, (b) 18 days and (c) 21 days.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Mark Lazarowicz
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206106
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206106
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>This information is not held in the format requested and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p>
	creator	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1411 label Biography information for Mark Lazarowicz

91110

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/09/2014
	date	08/09/2014
	date tabled	08/09/2014
	ddp created	08/09/2014 22:02:03
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 22:21:31
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	208463
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/09/2014 16:07:20
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of funeral payment decisions were made within his Department's target time in each of the last three years.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 208463
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208463
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table has been taken from the Social Fund Annual Report for 2012/13 which is the latest available published data and the Social Fund Annual Reports for 2011/12 and 2010/11.</p><p> </p><p>The table shows that the average clearance time for Funeral Payment awards was 14.76 working days against a target of 16 working days in 2012/13, 13.8 working days in 2011/12 and 14.5 working days in 2010/11.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td>Funeral Payments</td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Average Actual Clearance Times (AACT) in working days</td><td>AACT Achieved</td><td>AACT Achieved</td><td>% Cleared within AACT Standard</td><td>% Cleared within AACT Standard plus 2 days</td><td>% Cleared within AACT Standard Plus 5 days</td></tr><tr><td>2012/13</td><td>16</td><td>14.76</td><td>65.10%</td><td>74.20%</td><td>83.00%</td></tr><tr><td>2011/12</td><td>16</td><td>13.8</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td></tr><tr><td>2010/11</td><td>16</td><td>14.5</td><td>*</td><td>*</td><td>*</td></tr></tbody></table><p /> <p>* <strong>denotes data unavailable</strong></p>
	creator	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

91117

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/09/2014
	date	08/09/2014
	date tabled	08/09/2014
	ddp created	08/09/2014 22:02:05
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 22:22:13
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	208465
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	11/09/2014 16:17:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) average and (b) total cost was of processing claims for Social Fund Funeral Payments in the last year.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	South Shields
	tabling member printed	Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 208465
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	208465
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The costs of producing a Social Fund Funeral Payment across DWP in 2013-14 were as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Total Cost £2.598m</p><p>Unit Cost £45.56</p><p> </p><p>This includes salary costs plus locally attributed non-staff costs.</p><p> </p><p>Source ABM 2013-14 Model (10/9/14).</p>
	creator	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4277 label Biography information for Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

92715

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/10/2014
	date	10/10/2014
	date tabled	10/10/2014
	ddp created	10/10/2014 18:23:01
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 00:50:58
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	209863
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	15/10/2014 13:20:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the value of help for funeral costs is calculated; what factors those calculations take into account; and what account is taken in such calculations of the income of the next of kin.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 209863
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209863
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>The value of help for funeral costs is calculated to cover the necessary costs of: a new burial plot with all necessary burial fees or the cost of necessary cremation fees; reasonable cost of transportation of the body in the UK, for any part of the journey that is in excess of 50 miles, and the necessary cost of that part of the return journey that is over 50 miles for the transport of the coffin and bearers, plus 1 additional vehicle; the cost of documentation needed for the immediate release of assets of the deceased; and the necessary expenses of one return journey for the responsible person to arrange or attend the funeral. We also provide up to £700 for other funeral expenses.</p><p> </p><p>To be eligible for a Funeral Payment the person who is responsible for payment of the funeral bill must be the partner of the deceased, if there is one, or a close relative or friend of the deceased and be in receipt of certain income based benefits.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

92716

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	14/10/2014
	date	10/10/2014
	date tabled	10/10/2014
	ddp created	10/10/2014 18:23:01
	ddp modified	08/02/2015 00:51:04
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Funeral Payments
	house id	1
	identifier	209862
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	16/10/2014 13:55:01
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department has taken to monitor the average costs of funerals; and what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funeral payments to meet the average cost of a funeral.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 209862
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	209862
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p /> <p>My department does not collect data to monitor the average cost of funerals.</p><p> </p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme provides help towards the necessary costs of a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral and is not intended to meet all costs that could be associated with the day. The average award made in 2012/13 was £1,225.</p>
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett