To get Funeral Expenses Payment you must:
- Get certain benefits or tax credits
- Meet the rules on your relationship with the deceased
- Be arranging a funeral in the UK, the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland
You might be able to get other help to pay for the funeral if you are not eligible for Funeral Expenses
Payment.
Benefits and tax credits you must be in receipt of:
- Income support
- Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income related Employment and Support Allowance
- Pension Credit
- Housing benefit
- The disability or severe disability element of Working Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Universal Credit
You might also be eligible if you are getting a Support for Mortgage Interest loan.
You can still claim Funeral Expenses Payment if you have applied for these benefits and you are waiting to hear about your claim.
If you were responsible for a deceased child but you are not their parent, the non-resident parent must get one or more of these benefits.
If there is a close relative of the deceased who is not getting one of these benefits, you might not be able to claim for Funeral Expenses Payment.
Rules on your relationship with the deceased
You must be one of the following:
- The partner of the deceased when they died
- A close relative of the deceased