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<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>
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