For direct/simple funerals, you should visit the website of the local authority or private crematorium to find out what burial/cremation costs to pay.
If the costs are not available online, you should contact the relevant business to find out the costs charged to the funeral director.
You do not need to have a funeral date. If you have enough evidence showing a funeral is taking place, you can process the application.
For direct/simple funerals that take place outside the person who died’s local authority area, you should award the actual costs.