How To Pay For A Funeral Without Money

The Funeral Expenses Payment is a government scheme designed to help with funeral costs for people on benefits. This can be used to cover costs like:

Cremation fees, including the cost of the doctor's certificate
Burial fees for a particular plot
Travel to arrange or go to the funeral
The cost of moving the body within the UK, if it's being moved more than 50 miles
Death certificates or other documents

You can also get up to £700 for any other funeral expenses, such as funeral director's fees, flowers or the coffin.

Farewill's direct cremation service is one of the few funeral options that are completely covered by the Funeral Expenses Payment. Call us today on 020 3695 2090 to find out more.

Who is eligible for a Funeral Expenses Payment?

If you get one of the following benefits, you should be eligible to claim a Funeral Expenses Payment:

Income Support
Housing Benefit
The disability or severe disability element of Working Tax Credit
Pension Credit
Universal Credit
Child Tax Credit
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

How to claim a Funeral Expenses Payment before the funeral with Farewill

If you choose to arrange a cremation with Farewill and qualify for a Funeral Expenses Payment, we can take payment directly from the government.

Here's how it works:

Download a claim form for a Funeral Expenses Payment and state that you want the payment to be sent directly to Farewill.
Include a copy of our invoice with your claim – we can supply this for you after our initial phone call.
Attach some documents about your loved one's assets to show that there aren't enough funds in the estate to cover our cremation fee.
Include details of your relationship with the person who died, along with notes about other family members. This allows the government to work out who is the right person to make the claim.

Any questions? Give our cremation specialists a call on 020 3695 2090.

How to claim a Funeral Expenses Payment after the funeral

You can make a claim before the funeral if you have an invoice or signed contract from your funeral provider. It's important that this is an official quote rather than an estimate.

If the funeral took place within the last six months, you can still claim some of the costs back through a Funeral Expenses Payment.

Here are the key steps you need to follow to get help with funeral expenses:

Download a claim form for a Funeral Expenses Payment.
Make sure you have a copy of the invoice, contract or funeral bill to attach to your claim.
Include your bank details with your claim so that the Funeral Expenses Payment can be sent to you.
Attach some general information about your loved one's estate to prove that there aren't enough funds to cover the funeral costs. Include documents where possible to strengthen your claim.
Provide details of your relationship to the person who died, along with details of other family members. This is to help the government work out who is the appropriate person to claim.

You can find out more about how to claim a Funeral Expenses Payment here.