Funeral Payments: Coronavirus
(asked on 30th October 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether any changes have been made to the processing of funeral expense payments as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
This question was answered on 6th November 2020
As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, steps have been taken to significantly speed up the processing of Funeral Expenses Payment claims in support of those who need it most. These measures will continue to form part of the department’s response throughout the pandemic and we will consider if these should be retained permanently in due course.