Funeral Support Payment - Scotland - How much Funeral Support Payment Scotland will I get?

Funeral Support Payment comes in two parts:

• An amount for the necessary expenses for the funeral. This includes things like:

  • Burial plot

  • Cremation/burial fees

  • Medical costs for certain medical procedures needed before the funeral can go ahead. For example, if a pacemaker needs to be removed before the person who died can be cremated. The fixed amount you can get for medical costs is £25.35.

  • Transporting the body (only for journeys over 49.7 miles)

  • Return journey for the person making arrangements for the funeral.

• A payment towards any other funeral expenses. This is £1,257.75 or £153.50 if the person who has died had a pre-paid funeral plan. 

If the person who has died left any assets that could be used to pay for the funeral, there will be a deduction from the Funeral Support Payment. This is because the funeral is expected to be paid for out of their assets first. This is also the case if they had a pre-paid funeral plan or if they were entitled to a funeral grant through a war disablement pension.