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<p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not produce estimates for the average
cost of a funeral.</p><p> </p><p>The average Funeral Expenses Payment (FEP) made in
each year is published in the Social Fund Annual Report. Table 1 below provides the
average FEP made in each year since 2003/04. Figures are rounded to the nearest £1.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Average FEP award, 2003/04 – 2017/18</strong></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average FEP award</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2003/04</p></td><td><p>£1,019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2004/05</p></td><td><p>£1,051</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005/06</p></td><td><p>£1,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006/07</p></td><td><p>£1,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>£1,162</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>£1,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£1,208</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£1,217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£1,241</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£1,225</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£1,347</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£1,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£1,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£1,427</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£1,461</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: Social Fund Annual Reports 2003/04 – 2016/17, Social Fund Policy Budget
and Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>Notes</p><p> </p><ol><li>The figure
for 2017/18 is drawn from the Social Fund Policy Budget and Management Information
System as the Social Fund Annual Report 2017/18 is not yet published.</li><li>The
average award is the average payment net of returned payments (including appeals).
This is calculated by taking the total value of payments in a given year (net of returned
payments) and dividing by the total number of payments in a given year, as recorded
in the Policy, Budget and Management Information System.</li><li>These averages include
awards made after review, reconsideration or appeal following an initial refusal.</li></ol>
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