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News - 15 February 2023

£32.5 million Funeral Support Payment paid since launch

Over 18,000 people, have received £32.5 million to help pay towards the costs of a funeral, according to the latest official statistics. The Scottish Government’s Funeral Support Payment is available to people who get Universal Credit, tax credits and certain benefits and are responsible for paying for a funeral.

Funeral Support Payment: high level statistics to 31 March 2021

High level information on Funeral Support Payments, including statistics on the number of applications received, processed and authorised, as well as the value of payments made up to 31 March 2021.

Funeral Support Payment: high level statistics to 31 December 2023

This is the publication of Funeral Support Payment statistics. It covers payments made to 31 December 2023. It includes analysis of payments by client age, local authority, qualifying benefit, application method and month. It also includes breakdown of applications by outcome and month, channel and processing times.”

News - 15 April 2024

Online benefit applications temporarily unavailable during system upgrade

Online applications for our disability payments and low-income benefits will be unavailable from Friday 19 April 2024 at 6pm until Monday 22 April at 8am.

Resources - 2 April 2024

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