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<p> </p><p> </p><p>The Social Fund Funeral Payment scheme continues to provide help
towards a simple, respectful, low-cost funeral. In 2012/13, over 35,000 awards were
made worth £42.7 million, with an average award of £1,225.</p><p> </p><p>Social Fund
Budgeting Loans are also available to those on income related benefits to cover costs
relating to funeral expenses.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, any arrears of benefit which
were due to the deceased at date of death are disregarded. This means that such arrears
are no longer deducted from the funeral payment award.</p>
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