Key facts
•Funeral support payments are one-off payments to help with the costs of a funeral.
•Funeral support payments are not means tested, but you must receive a qualifying benefit to qualify.
•You do not need to have paid national insurance contributions to qualify.
•Funeral support payments are administered and paid by Social Security Scotland.
•If you disagree with a decision about a funeral support payment, you can request a redetermination and then appeal against it (see
Chapter 77). You must request a redetermination before you can appeal.