Bereavement Support and Funeral Costs
Cruse Bereavement Care
CONTACT DETAILS
07772 428532
Mon – Thurs 9.30am – 5pm,
Tues, Wed, Thurs 9.30am – 8pm
Cruse Bereavement Care
- Free confidential grief support.
- For those who need specialist help, offers free confidential support for adults and children by telephone, email or face to face.
Eligibility
Anyone who has been bereaved
Hours and Duration
National telephone helpline is Monday – Friday 9.30 – 5.00pm with extended hours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings when we are open until 8pm.
Referral Process
Call or email
The Evelyn Centre (Area R)
CONTACT DETAILS
01604 523489 or 523454
Mon – Fri 9am – 4pm
The Evelyn Centre (Area R)
The PALS Bereavement Service at Northampton General Hospital provides sympathetic information, advice and support to bereaved relatives and carers by helping them through the practical arrangements that follow the death of an adult patient at the hospital including:
- Registering the death
- Funeral Director
- The Coroner and Coroner’s Office
Children’s Young Peoples Bereavement Services are also available on 01604 545131
Eligibility
Anyone has been bereaved
Hours and Duration
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm excluding bank holidays
Referral Process
Please call
Help with Funeral Costs Gov.uk
CONTACT DETAILS
0845 606 0265
Eligibility
To get a funeral payment you must be responsible for the funeral and
- Claim in time – you must apply within 3 months of the funeral
- Get certain benefits or tax credits: Income Support, Income Based jobseekers’ allowance, income related employment and support allowance, Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, the disability or severe disability element of working tax credit, one of the extra elements of child tax credit or universal credit
- Meet the rules on your relationship with the deceased: The partner of the deceased when they died, a close relative or close friend of deceased, the parent of a still born baby, the parent of a deceased child, if they were under 16 (or under 20 and not in full time education)
Hours and Duration
Call the number below
Referral Process
You can claim the funeral payment by post – send form SF200 to your local jobcentre plus or phone