Funeral Support Payment

This week is National Grief Awareness week and Social Security Scotland are working to help combat funeral poverty by raising awareness about Funeral Support Payment.

Funeral Support Payment helps pay for funeral costs if you live in Scotland. You can use the payment towards funeral costs for a baby, child or adult and includes babies who were stillborn.

It usually will not cover the full cost of the funeral but it should help pay for some costs.

It can be paid either to you or the funeral director who’s helping you plan the funeral. Only one person can get Funeral Support Payment for the funeral.

Legislation has also been introduced to improve the way the benefit is delivered and provide further support to people who are struggling to pay funeral costs.

You can read more about Funeral Support Payment here.