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<p>Currently we have no plans to set up a specific system for Veterans. For the general
population, including veterans, Public Health Funerals in England and Wales are provided
by local authorities for people who have passed away and have no next of kin, or whose
next of kin, relatives or friends are unable or unwilling to make the necessary arrangements
for a funeral. They are designed to protect public health and are important in ensuring
that all individuals are treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their circumstances.</p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-funerals-good-practice-guidance/public-health-funerals-good-practice-guidance"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-health-funerals-good-practice-guidance/public-health-funerals-good-practice-guidance</a></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Generally, Veterans' funeral arrangements are not a Ministry of Defence
(MOD) matter. However, the MOD does provide funeral expenses to help pay for the funeral
of a War Pensioner or veteran whose death was due to service before 6 April 2005,
War Pensions Constant Attendance Allowance was being paid or would have been paid
had the War Pensioner not been in hospital when they died, or their Unemployability
Supplement was in payment at the time of death and the War Pension was being paid
at 80% or higher;</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funeral-expenses-for-war-pensioners-and-veterans#eligibility"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funeral-expenses-for-war-pensioners-and-veterans#eligibility</a></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For Service Personnel the MOD offers to fund funerals
and mark the graves of those who have died in paid military service.</p>
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