More than £66 million has been paid to over 33,000 bereaved people since Funeral Support Payment launched in 2019.

It can be paid either to parents and families, or the funeral director who is helping to plan the funeral. The payment can ...

Thousands of grieving families across Scotland are missing out on government support to help cover funeral costs, new figures reveal, according to Advice Direct Scotland. The Funeral Support Payment ...

The funeral Mass is an important moment of prayer and faith after the death of a loved one - but it is not the appropriate time for eulogies, which are better suited for the funeral reception, said ...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have traveled north. The new King, 73, and Queen Consort, 75, flew to Scotland on Tuesday, the day after Queen Elizabeth's state funeral at Westminster Abbey and ...

Rogue undertakers are preparing bodies for funerals in sheds, garages and even kitchens, a report to the Scottish Government claims. Under current laws, anyone can open a funeral company or call ...

Thousands of grieving families across Scotland are missing out on help from the government to cover funeral costs. The Funeral Support Payment (FSP) helps with burial or cremation fees, funeral ...

Funeral Support Payment is delivered by Social Security Scotland and is available to people living in Scotland who receive ...

Though the national period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth ended across the U.K., her family will remain in mourning for another week, a wish King Charles expressed soon after her death King Charles ...