{"id":755,"date":"2024-09-18T15:54:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/?p=755"},"modified":"2024-09-18T15:54:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:54:56","slug":"changes-to-funeral-support-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/2024\/09\/18\/changes-to-funeral-support-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to Funeral Support Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Forthcoming regulation changes to further support bereaved people<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Legislation laid in the Scottish Parliament will make improvements to the way Funeral Support Payment is delivered.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The proposed changes include providing assistance for funerals abroad in exceptional circumstances, refining the approach to deducting funds from the deceased\u2019s estate and introducing more flexibility for funerals outwith the deceased\u2019s local authority area. The definition of funeral has also been extended to include alkaline hydrolysis, alongside cremation and burial, to ensure that the payment can be awarded if this becomes available in Scotland, and for eligible clients who choose alkaline hydrolysis for a funeral abroad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Funeral Support Payment, delivered by Social Security Scotland, has provided \u00a351.1 million to over 26,000 people across Scotland to help pay for funerals since it launched in September 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can read more on this at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialsecurity.gov.scot\/news-events\/news\/five-years-of-delivering-funeral-support-payment\">News &#8211; Five years of delivering Funeral Support Payment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Any questions please email <a href=\"mailto:funeralpoverty@gov.scot\">funeralpoverty@gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial support available during Baby Loss Awareness Week <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With Baby Loss Awareness Week coming up (9 \u2013 15 October 2024), Social Security Scotland want to raise awareness of the financial help available to families.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Funeral Support Payment and Best Start Grant Pregnancy and Baby Payment can provide financial support to families who are coping with the loss of a baby.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can find out more about this and resources available to share within your networks and community at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialsecurity.gov.scot\/guidance-resources\/resources\/funeral-support-payment-resources\">Resources &#8211; Funeral Support Payment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Any questions please email <a href=\"mailto:communications@socialsecurity.gov.scot\">communications@socialsecurity.gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forthcoming regulation changes to further support bereaved people &nbsp; Legislation laid in the Scottish Parliament will make improvements to the way Funeral Support Payment is delivered. &nbsp; The proposed changes include providing assistance for funerals abroad in exceptional circumstances, refining the approach to deducting funds from the deceased\u2019s estate and introducing more flexibility for funerals&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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