A new SNP government benefi t providing help for people on low incomes to meet the costs of a funeral will be delivered via Social Security Scotland by the summer 2019.
Funeral Expense Assistance (FEA) will replace the current Funeral Payment in Scotland. Improvements mean around 40 per cent more people will be eligible to apply. FEA will provide fi nancial support directly to those who need it most at the point of bereavement.
Regulations enabling delivery of this new system were laid at the Scottish Parliament last week.