125 results found for "funeral%20support%20payment%20factsheet"
Events - 26 July 2020
Funeral Support Roadshow for stakeholdersEvents - 22 February 2022
Funeral Support Payment - Overview Session - Third SectorNews - 6 January 2023
People urged to make sure they are not missing out on benefitsThis report covers feedback (complaints, compliments, and suggestions) received by Social Security Scotland since it was introduced on 4 September 2018, until 30 September 2022. The benefits included within the time period covered by the report are: Carer’s Allowance Supplement, Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods, Funeral Support Payment, Young Carer Grant, Job Start Payment, Child Winter Heating Assistance, Scottish Child Payment, Child Disability Payment and Adult Disability Payment.
News - 7 December 2022
Financial help to pay towards the cost of a funeralLosing a loved one can be one of the hardest things a person can go through. Having to deal with financial stress on top of facing a bereavement can make it even harder.
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 30 September 2022.
News - 7 November 2022
More than £160 million in support paid out across 11 benefits in 2021-2022Social Security Scotland has published its Annual Report and Accounts, which shows that it made £163.6 million in direct payments across 11 Scottish benefits from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.
News - 11 October 2022
Financial support for parents who have lost a babyNews - 16 August 2022
Improved support for people facing bereavementOur Bereavement Service of specially trained client advisers provide help to people reporting a death who need to update and close payments for benefits we administer.