Regulation 6 Provisions against double payment
No payment may be made for a listed item under these Regulations where a payment has already been made under these Regulations for that listed item in relation to the same funeral.
No payment may be made for a listed item under these Regulations if—
a payment for the listed item has been made in respect of funeral expenses arising from the death of the same person under the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005f1; or
a payment for the listed item has been made in respect of funeral expenses arising from the death of the same person under Regulations made under section 34 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018f2,
unless the amount paid under those Regulations is less than the total amount charged for the listed item, in which case a payment may be made for an amount not exceeding the remainder of the amount charged for the listed item.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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S.I. 2005/3061; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2018/61.
- f2