Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 9)

SCHEDULE 8 FUNERAL EXPENSE ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS

PART 1 ELIGIBILITY

CHAPTER 1 ELIGIBILITY IS TO DEPEND ON BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNERAL EXPENSES

1 (1) The regulations must be framed so that an individual’s eligibility for funeral expense assistance depends on the individual having met, or being responsible for meeting, the expenses of a funeral.

(2) The regulations are to define “funeral” for the purpose of determining entitlement to funeral expense assistance.