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registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2017-06-21more like thismore than 2017-06-21
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions remove filter
hansard heading Funeral Payments more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to match the ten-day target for the administration of Social Fund Funeral Payments pledged by the Scottish Government; and, if not, what plans they have to enable bereaved families to bury their relatives in the absence of any estate from which to draw funds to cover funeral costs. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Meacher more like this
uin HL98 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-28more like thismore than 2017-06-28
answer text <p>The Department has no plans to change its clearance standard of 15 working days for Funeral Expenses Payments. The Department provides Funeral Expenses Payments to people who are arranging a funeral and who are in receipt of a qualifying income-related benefit. They make a significant contribution towards the cost of arranging a funeral, and are paid as swiftly as possible when all the necessary evidence has been provided. In most cases, payments are made directly to the funeral director who arranged the funeral.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-28T11:11:11.067Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-28T11:11:11.067Z
answering member
3349
label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
tabling member
3810
label Biography information for Baroness Meacher more like this