Regulation 7 Amendment of the Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005

The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005 are amended as follows.

After regulation 4(2) (provision against double payment: funeral expenses)^f1 insert—

“(3)

No funeral payment may be made under these Regulations for an item or service for which payment has been received under The Social Fund (Children’s Funeral Fund for England) Regulations 2019, unless the amount paid under those Regulations is less that the total amount charged for the item or service, in which case a payment may be made for an amount not exceeding the remainder of the amount charged.”.