Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for funeral expenses payment were (a) made and (b) successful in each month since March 2019.
The number of Funeral Expenses Payment (FEP) applications received, and awards, for each month since March 2019 is provided in the table below.
FEP devolved to Scotland on 16 September 2019. From this date FEP is only awarded in England and Wales. Therefore, the figures report on Great Britain up to 16 September 2019, and on England and Wales from that date onwards.
Number of Funeral Expenses Payments applications received, and awards, 1 March 2019 to 31 January 2021 | ||
Month | Number of Applications Received | Number of Awards |
March 2019 | 3,620 | 2,510 |
April 2019 | 3,410 | 2,090 |
May 2019 | 3,730 | 2,080 |
June 2019 | 2,730 | 1,790 |
July 2019 | 3,020 | 1,790 |
August 2019 | 2,960 | 1,910 |
September 2019 | 2,710 | 1,860 |
October 2019 | 3,300 | 2,480 |
November 2019 | 3,000 | 2,550 |
December 2019 | 2,580 | 1,510 |
January 2020 | 2,730 | 1,270 |
February 2020 | 3,910 | 1,270 |
March 2020 | 3,660 | 1,330 |
April 2020 | 2,790 | 2,920 |
May 2020 | 5,880 | 4,420 |
June 2020 | 4,760 | 4,480 |
July 2020 | 3,850 | 3,090 |
August 2020 | 3,100 | 2,040 |
September 2020 | 3,520 | 2,360 |
October 2020 | 3,450 | 2,220 |
November 2020 | 3,600 | 2,370 |
December 2020 | 3,060 | 1,830 |
January 2021 | 3,890 | 2,050 |