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Funeral Payments

Asked by Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 9 July 2025UIN 64186

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 12 June 2025 to Question 57896 on Funeral Payments, how many applicants (a) responsible for funeral costs and (b) in receipt of a qualifying benefit did not receive a social fu

Answered by Torsten Bell

The information requested is not held centrally and to provide it would incur a disproportionate cost.

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