Funding/Finance/Tenders

Social Security Scotland Funeral Support Payment Events

As you may be aware, Funeral Support Payment is due to launch late Summer. Funeral Support Payment will provide a one off payment to help people on low income benefits with a contribution towards the cost of a funeral. It will replace the Department for Work and Pensions Funeral Expenses Payment in Scotland.

There are a series of roadshows throughout August to tell you all about the new Funeral Support Payment, including the eligibility and how your clients can apply.

These roadshows are running on the following dates:

Thursday 1^st August: Hamilton

Cadzow Room, The Town House

102 Cadzow Street

Hamilton

ML3 6HH

Tuesday 6^th August: Edinburgh

St Pauls and St Georges 10 Broughton Street

Edinburgh

EH1 3RH

Thursday 8^th August: Perth

Lecture theatre, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, 78 George St, Perth PH1 5LB

Monday 12^th August: Glasgow

Room 306, Sense Scotland

43 Middlesex Street

Kinning Park

Glasgow

G41 1EE

Tuesday 13^th August: Aberdeen

Civic Rooms, The Town Sergeants

Aberdeen City Council

Town House

ABERDEEN

AB10 1FY

Monday 19^th August: Falkirk

Seminar Room, Falkirk Business Hub, 45 Vicar Street, Falkirk, FK1 1LL

Thursday 22^nd August: Inverness

Spectrum Centre

1 Margaret Street

Inverness

IV1 1LS

Tuesday 27^th August: Kilmarnock

WG13

13 West George Street

Kilmarnock, KA1 1DH

Wednesday 28^th August: Paisley

The Wynd Centre, 6 School Wynd, Paisley PA1 2DB

Thursday 29^th August: Dumfries

Solway Suite, Cairndale Hotel, English Street, DG1 2DF

This is a great opportunity to learn about Funeral Support Payment and will particularly benefit those who work closely with clients who may apply for this new payment.

However, for those of you who may not be able to make it along to any physical roadshows, we also intend to hold a WebEx presentation. The WebEx will run through the same roadshow content. Please ask those interested to register their interest here. We will contact attendees with more information closer to the time.

We also intend to hold two teleconferences, on Friday 9 August and Tuesday 20 August. The teleconferences will also run through the same roadshow content. Please ask those who are interested to register their interest for the 9^th August here and the 20^th August here. We will contact attendees with more information closer to the time.

We can arrange British Sign Language Interpreters and Electronic Notetakers if needed to make sure these events is accessible. If attendees require communication support such as a palantypist, electronic note taker or BSL interpreter, please let us know by emailing Francesca.deans@gov.scot as soon as possible.

• If attendees require adaption support such as Braille or Easy Read documents of the presentation, please contact us as soon as possible by emailing localdelivery@socialsecurity.gov.scot.