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Funeral Expenses Payment claim form (10 January 2023)
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Funeral Expenses Payment claim form
- English
- Cymraeg
Use the adult or child claim form and notes to apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment by post.
- From:
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Published
- 1 October 2013
- Last updated
- 10 January 2023 — See all updates
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Applies to England, Scotland and Wales
Documents
Funeral Expenses Payment interactive claim form: adult
Ref: SF200-adultPDF, 842 KB, 28 pages
Funeral Expenses Payment notes: adult
Ref: SF200-notesPDF, 126 KB, 8 pages
Funeral Expenses Payment claim form: child
Ref: SF200-childPDF, 600 KB, 20 pages
Funeral Expenses Payment notes: child
Ref: SF200-notesPDF, 146 KB, 8 pages
Details
The easiest way to apply for a Funeral Expenses Payment is by phone.
Contact the Bereavement Service helpline to claim by phone. An adviser will also help you claim any other bereavement benefits you might be entitled to.
What to do with the form and any documents
You can also claim by post. Send the form and any documents to:
Freepost DWP Funeral Payments
You do not need to use a postcode or a stamp.
You can also take the form and any documents to your nearest jobcentre.
Before you start this form
If you’re using a mobile phone or tablet
You cannot complete the form using a mobile phone or tablet. You have to either:
- use a desktop or laptop computer
- print the form and complete it by hand
If you’re using a desktop or laptop computer
Use a PDF reader to open and fill in this form. You can download a free PDF reader online.
If you are using screen reader software to access the form, we recommend that you review all of the notes and the questions on the form before you complete it. As you complete the form, you will be guided through the questions based on the responses you provide.
Do not use your computer’s browser or, if you are an Apple Macintosh user, the Preview application.
You can save data typed into this form if you use a PDF reader. This means that you do not have to fill in the form in one session.
There are reliability issues with some assistive software, which may mean the form will not save properly.
This form will only save if it is both:
- saved onto your computer
- opened in a recent version of PDF reader
The form will not save in:
- versions of Acrobat Reader older than version XI
- some other PDF readers, for example Preview on a Mac or Foxit on a PC
Help using this PDF claim form
For help and advice on the information you need to put on the form or about the benefit you want to claim, contact the Bereavement Service helpline .
Contact the DWP Online Helpdesk, if you are having technical difficulties:
- downloading the form
- navigating around the form
- printing the form
DWP online helpdesk
Email dwponline.helpdesk@dwp.gov.uk
Telephone 0800 169 0154
Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm
Closed weekends and all public and bank holidays
If you need this form in a different format
Contact the Bereavement Service helpline to ask for:
- a printed copy of the form
- a different format, such as large print, braille or audio CD
Published 1 October 2013
Last updated 10 January 2023 + show all updates