Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claims for Funeral Expenses Payments there have been in each of the last 10 weeks.
The number of Funeral Expenses payment claims in England and Wales is provided in the table below.
Number of Funeral Expenses Payments claims received, w/c 23/03/20 to w/c 25/05/20 | |
Week Commencing | Number of Claims |
23/03/2020 | 310 |
30/03/2020 | 410 |
06/04/2020 | 350 |
13/04/2020 | 440 |
20/04/2020 | 800 |
27/04/2020 | 940 |
04/05/2020 | 1,480 |
11/05/2020 | 1,470 |
18/05/2020 | 1,290 |
25/05/2020 | 1,040 |
Notes: