Funeral expenses payment

You can get a Funeral Expenses Payment from the government if you get certain benefits. This money can go towards: 

• burial fees for a particular plot
• cremation fees, including the cost of the doctor’s certificate
• travel to arrange or go to the funeral
• the cost of moving the body within the UK, if it’s being moved more than 50 miles
• death certificates or other documents
• other funeral expenses, such as funeral director’s fees, flowers or the coffin

 
The payment can be claimed within 6 months of the funeral. You can claim by phone or post. The money will be deducted from any money that you get from your partner's estate, not including a house or personal things.