Key facts
•A funeral support payment is a one-off payment to help with the costs of a funeral.
•A funeral support payment is 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 80). You must request a redetermination before you can appeal.