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date	2016-04-12
min date	2016-01-11
min answer › question first answered	2014-12-16T12:41:43.79Z
answer › answering member constituency	North Swindon
hansard heading	Funeral Payments

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12/04/2016

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Department for Work and Pensions

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Funeral Payments

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is tacking to tackle funeral poverty in the UK.

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Pontypridd

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Owen Smith

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is ministerial correction

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18/04/2016

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<p>This department supports people with help on funeral expenses through the Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payments scheme, which provides help towards the cost of a simple funeral for people claiming eligible benefits.</p><p>We are considering the recent Work and Pensions Select Committee report on support for the bereaved and will respond in due course.</p>

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North Swindon

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Justin Tomlinson

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18/04/2016 16:23:32

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