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C McGough & Sons

Office: 01782 834300 | 01782 515155
Email: info@cmcgoughandsons.co.uk

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Help with the cost of the funeral

Do you need help with the cost of a funeral? If so, you may find the following information helpful, but should only be treated as general guidance.

DWP Funeral Payments from the Social Fund

If require help to pay for a funeral that you are arranging you could get a Funeral Payment from the DWP Social Fund. The amount you receive depends on your circumstances, and if you qualify. To claim for help with the cost of a funeral you must put your claim in within 6 months of the date of the funeral.

To be ilegiele for help You (or your partner) must receive one of the following:

  • Income support
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Pension Credit
  • Housing Benefit
  • The disability or severe disability element of Working Tax Credit
  • One of the extra elements of Child Tax Credit
  • Universal Credit

How to claim

To claim a for a Funeral Payment you must use the following Form SF200 which can be download from the PDF download link button. You must claim within 6 months of the funeral, even if you are awaiting a decision on a qualifying benefit. You can only make a claim before the funeral if you have an invoice an estimate will not be accepted.

Complete the form and either take it to your local Jobcentre Plus or post it to - FREEPOST DWP Funeral Payments.

For more information about the funeral social fund, you can call 0845 606 0265 or click this the link below.

 

If you think you may be able to claim, click on the pdf download link print the form if you cannot fill it out then we will help you to complete form and deal with all the necessary paperwork. If you do not have a printer then we can help. Please contact us on Tunstall: 01782 834300 or Biddulph: 01782 515155

If you have any queries, call us on 01782 834 300

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Tunstall Office

C McGough & Sons - Funeral Directors

79-83 Roundwell Street
Tunstall
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST6 5AW

Office: 01782 834300

Email: info@cmcgoughandsons.co.uk


Biddulph Office

C McGough & Sons - Funeral Directors

69 High Street
Biddulph
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST8 6AA

Office: 01782 515155

Email: info@cmcgoughandsons.co.uk


Catering for a Funeral


Occasion’s catering is always on hand at this difficult time to ensure that all your catering requests will be dealt with promptly, efficiently and with the attention to detail. All our menus are designed to be flexible to assure all your needs for your family and friends will be attended to professional and with the upmost of care and respect.

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Funeral Flowers


When someone dies, it is a hard time and to show how you feel you might want to send a sympathy message with some flowers to let someone now you are thinking of them. A message for a funeral is difficult and finding the right wording can be tough and stressful, but just a few well-chosen words is all it takes with some flowers. So why not gives us a call and see what we can do for you. Tunstall: 01782 577399 | Biddulph: 01782 514555

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Tunstall - 01782 834300

Email: info@cmcgoughandsons.co.uk

C McGough & Sons
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Biddulph - 01782 515155

Email: info@cmcgoughandsons.co.uk

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