Social Security Scotland is an executive agency of the Scottish Government. We help the people of Scotland by delivering a range of social security payments.
One of the benefits we deliver is the Funeral Support Payment which helps pay for funeral costs. You can use the payment towards funeral costs for a baby, child or adult. This includes babies who were stillborn.
You can get a Funeral Support Payment if:
- you live in Scotland
- you or your partner are getting certain benefits
- the person who died lived in the UK
- the funeral is being held in the UK or in some circumstances , another country
- you're applying after the person has died, until 6 months after the date of their funeral
- you or your partner are responsible for the funeral costs
- it's reasonable for you or your partner to accept responsibility for the funeral costs
To find out more, or apply for any of our benefits, you can phone one of our advisors. For other contact options and support, please see our website.
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If you're a British Sign Language user, you can use the Contact Scotland service to contact Social Security Scotland.
You can contact Social Security Scotland on webchat between 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
Freephone between 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays). If you cannot call 0800 numbers from your mobile phone, you can call Social Security Scotland for free from any payphone or landline.
If English is not your first language and you would like an interpreter, please call and we can arrange that for you.
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End of Life
Bereavement
Dignified Funeral and Memorial Services
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