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Contrary to popular belief, just because you work doesn't mean you're not eligible for financial assistance towards the cost of funeral expenses.  Many employers and trade unions offer a Benevolent Fund to their employees and members respectively.

As part of Willowfield Private Funeral Home's professional service and commitment to you, our relationship with you doesn't end when the funeral service has taken place.  We are here to help you long afterwards and we'll be only too happy to offer you support and guidance should you need to make such an application to any of the following.

Below is information on financial assistance from both the DHSS and  Benevolent Funds:

 

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Assistance from the DHSS

 

Social Fund Funeral Payment:

If you or your partner are getting a low income benefit and need help towards the cost of a funeral, you may be able to get a Funeral Payment from the Social Fund.  Please click here for information on who is eligible, who isn't and how much assistance you'll receive.  

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

£2,000 Bereavement Payment

 If your husband, wife or civil partner has died and they were under state pension age when they died, you may be able to get Bereavement Payment.  This is a one-off, lump-sum payment of £2,000 that's tax-free.  Please click here for information on who is eligible and who isn't etc.

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

Bereavement Allowance

If you're aged between 45 and state pension age and your husband, wife or civil partner dies, you may be able to claim Bereavement Allowance.  This is a taxable weekly benefit paid to you for up to 52 weeks from the date of death of your husband, wife or civil partner.  Please click here for information on who is eligible, who isn't and how much assistance you'll receive.

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

War Widow's or Widower's Pension

  A War Widow's or Widower's Pension is a tax-free pension you may be entitled to if your wife, husband or civil partner died as a result of their service in Her Majesty's (HM) Armed Forces or during a time of war.  Please click here for information on who is eligible, who isn't and how much assistance you'll receive.

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

 Widowed Parent's Allowance

  If you're a parent whose husband, wife or civil partner has died and you have at least one child who you receive Child Benefit for, you may be able to get Widowed Parent's Allowance (WPA).  Please click here for information on who is eligible, who isn't and how much assistance you'll receive.

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

Benefits Checker 

You, like many people, may be missing out on financial help that you are entitled to through social security benefits.  Please click here to access this easy-to-use checker.  It may be of help to you if you are unemployed and looking for work, on a low income, retired, bringing up children, ill, have a disability or care for someone.

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

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Assistance from Benevolent Funds

 

Certain occupations offer financial assistance to their employees and their families to help with funeral costs.  Below is only a small selection of Benevolent Funds offered by employers.  Many more are available and we will be only too happy to assist you in finding one.

 

 

 

 

UNISON Welfare

 

UNISON Welfare supports members in a variety of ways mainly through confidential advice and financial assistance in the form of grants.  A grant could be made, for example, to assist with household bills, ease debts or help with the cost of a much-needed break.  Please click here for further information.

 

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

 

 

 

The NASUWT Benevolent Fund (The Teachers' Union)

 

The NASUWT Benevolent Fund is available to members, former members and the dependants of members and former members and dependants of deceased members, provided a subscription has been paid to the Union.  Please click here for further information.

 

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

 

 

 

Unite (The Union) Benevolent Fund

 

The Unite the Union Benevolent Fund is available to members and employees and their immediate dependents.  Please click here for further information.

 

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

 

 

 

NI Civil Service Benevolent Fund

 

Anyone directly employed by a Government Department or an Executive Agency is a civil servant and therefore becomes automatically eligible for assistance.  Please click here for further information.

 

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

 

 

 

The Northern Ireland Police Fund

 

The Northern Ireland Police Fund's remit is to provide support to those police officers injured as a result of terrorist violence, and their families, and the widows, children and parents of officers killed in terrorist incidents.  Please click here for further information.

 

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

 

 

 

The Bankers' Benevolent Fund

 

The BBF is the UK banking community's occupational benevolent fund, relieving poverty and sickness amongst current and former bank employees, their families, children and dependants and advancing the education of children of bank employees who have died or are unable to work.  Please click here for further information.

 

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.

 

 

 

 

The NI Prison Service (NIPS) Central Benevolent Fund

 

The NIPS Central Benevolent Fund was established in 1982 to help the widows and families of officers murdered during the Troubles.  Please click here for further information.

 

Please remember that we'll assist you should you need to make a claim.