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<p /> <p>We are conscious of the rise in burial and cremation fees. That is why the
Social Fund Funeral Expenses Payment covers specified necessary costs. As these have
increased in time, so has that portion of the overall Social Fund Funeral Payment.
As such, the Government has protected these payments. The Social Fund Funeral Payment
scheme continues to provide help towards a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral and
the average funeral expenses payment in 2002/03 was £929 rising in 2013/14 to £1,347.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>This Government has also extended the Social Fund Budgeting Loans
scheme so that these are also available to those on income related benefits to help
towards the costs relating to funeral expenses.</p>
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