If you are responsible for arranging a funeral and you or your partner get Income Support, income based Jobseeker's Allowance, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Benefit or Tax Credits, you may be able to claim assistance in the form of a Funeral Payment from the Social Fund. If you have applied for any of these benefits, but do not yet know the outcome of your claim, you should still apply for a Funeral Payment.
Claims for Funeral Payments are dealt with by the Benefits Agency.
You can apply for a Funeral Payment any time after the date the person died and up to three months after the date of the funeral. You will need to get form SF200 in order to make a claim; you should be able to get one of these from your local social security office or Jobcentre Plus.
All or part of any Funeral Payment may have to be paid back from the estate of the deceased.
You will get more detailed information about Funeral Payments with your form SF200, which you can get from the Social Security Office at Daryl House, Bridge Road, Stockton-on-Tees by telephoning (01642) 398800, or you can download a form from the
Jobcentre Plus website.
