Funeral support

For more information, visit the Parkinson’s UK website (last updated July 2025).

You can get a grant or an interest-free loan (depending on the estate of the person who has died) to help with the costs of a funeral. This is called a Funeral Expenses Payment in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and a Funeral Support Payment in Scotland.

To get a Funeral Expenses Payment/Funeral Support Payment you or your partner must be getting a means-tested benefit. You must claim within 6 months of the funeral and be ‘eligible to be treated as responsible for the costs of the funeral’.

You’ll usually be eligible if you’re the partner or parent of the deceased, or a close relative or close friend.

England, Wales and Northern Ireland

If you’re in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, find out how to claim a Funeral Expenses Payment on the government website linked below.

Funeral Expenses Payment

Scotland

If you’re in Scotland, find out how to claim a Funeral Support Payment on the government website linked below.

Funeral Support Payment