DSD Committee

DSD Committee

• DSD Committee - Funeral Payments

  IntroductionA funeral payment can be made to help people on a low income with the essential costs of a funeral. Claimants must show that they have met these expenses. Claimants do not have to repay a funeral payment, although it can be recovered from the estate of the person who has died. Claimants are eligible if they are receiving Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance,...
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• DSD Committee - SSA Strategic Business Review

  IntroductionCitizens Advice is the largest advice charity in Northern Ireland working against poverty, meeting the information and advice needs of some 279, 000 people per year.  This Citizens Advice briefing paper is based on the significant interface which we have built up with the Social security Agency over the past 20 years. This is reflected in the fact that some 60% of enquiries to CAB...
  Download: Briefing to Social Development Committee - SSA Strategic Business Review.pdf