Single Mother on IS. Her 13year old son has died and she wishes to make a claim for a Funeral Payment(FP) from the SF. The father of the child works full-time and lives in area nearby. I've checked CPAG handbook and it looks like that as the Father is an absent parent not on a qualifying benefit, the Mum will fail to qualify as the person responsible for a FP. CPAG goes onto say that the Mum may qualify under the 'close relative' rule. After checking the DMG (39151) it would appear that that option is cut off from the Mother, namely, that the 'close relative' test cannot be considered under 39151 para 2. Local DWP SFO unable to clarify. Anyone out there able to?
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