Can anyone see any answer to this please. Couple separate but remain married for 20 years. She dies. He's on Pension Credit. There are three children - none on any relevant benefit. The children refuse to help with funeral payment. The husband accepts the bill of £1700, but can only pay £1000 from her estate. He applies for Funeral Payment, but is refused because the children are deemed next of kin, as he is no longer part of household. Is this worth appealing, or is there any other way he can get the £700 he owes?
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