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Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Social Security Directorate

Mar. 28 2024

Source Page: Examining outcomes associated with Social Security Scotland spending: an evidence synthesis
Document: Examining outcomes associated with Social Security Scotland spending: an evidence synthesis (PDF)

Found: Funeral Support Payment is designed to contribute towards the cost of a funeral for people on low incomes

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 27 2024

Source Page: Living in Benin
Document: Living in Benin (webpage)

Found: Your payments may be suspended if you do not.

Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate

Mar. 27 2024

Source Page: Reviewing Our Charter: Research Findings
Document: Reviewing Our Charter: Research Findings (PDF)

Found: Increasing the value of disability, employment -injury, carers, funeral expense benefits an d the Scottish

Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate

Mar. 27 2024

Source Page: Social Security Experience Panels: Pension Age Winter Heating Payment
Document: Social Security Experience Panels: Pension Age Winter Heating Payment (PDF)

Found: Those in support of earlier payments stated that they needed to use their heating earlier in the year

Departmental Publication (Transparency)
HM Treasury

Mar. 26 2024

Source Page: Whole of Government Accounts, 2021-22
Document: Whole of Government Accounts 2021-22 (web) (PDF)

Found: The provision is made up of lump sum payments, long -term payments (usually lifetime) and incidents

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 26 2024

Source Page: Living in Central African Republic
Document: Living in Central African Republic (webpage)

Found: Your payments may be suspended if you do not.

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 26 2024

Source Page: Living in Republic of Congo
Document: Living in Republic of Congo (webpage)

Found: Your payments may be suspended if you do not.

Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Department for Work and Pensions

Mar. 21 2024

Source Page: Review of the UK Material Deprivation Measures
Document: Review of the UK Material Deprivation Measures (PDF)

Found: F or example, ‘attending weddings and funeral s’ found participants divided.

Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 - Thu 21 Mar 2024

Mentions:
1: None The list of practicalities just grows and grows—dealing with funeral arrangements, stopping care services - Speech Link
2: McNair, Marie (SNP - Clydebank and Milngavie) Do you agree with the provisions in part 6 of the bill on the ability to suspend people’s benefit payments - Speech Link
3: None We reiterate the point that suspending payments does not really align with social security principles - Speech Link
4: None There is also the fact that some compensation payments are about support for the rest of someone’s life - Speech Link
5: None I think that I was quite clear in my earlier response that suspending payments does not align with the - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 19 Mar 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Bim Afolami (Con - Hitchin and Harpenden) Member will be aware that the FCA, as the independent regulator of the funeral plan sector, is responsible - Speech Link
2: Nick Smith (Lab - Blaenau Gwent) My experience of the FCA and the Safe Hands funeral plan fiasco is that it took six months to reply to - Speech Link
3: Bim Afolami (Con - Hitchin and Harpenden) However, we have worked with the sector so that the two largest providers of funeral plans have agreed - Speech Link
4: Helen Morgan (LD - North Shropshire) I have been contacted by pensioners in my constituency who get a full state pension plus protected payments - Speech Link
5: Nia Griffith (Lab - Llanelli) from the Debt Justice campaign has shown that 13% of adults have missed three or more bill or credit payments - Speech Link