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WHAT TO DO AFTER A DEATH IN SCOTLAND
PART III. SOCIAL SECURITY HELP FOR THOSE WHO ARE LEFT
16. YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR HELP FROM SOCIAL SECURITY:
or if you have established or can establish under Scots law a marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute.
This includes bereavement benefits, and extra benefit or pension that both widows and widowers may get on their husband's or wife's National Insurance record
Social Security may also be able to help if:
- you are responsible for arranging the funeral (get claim pack SF 200 from a Social Security office)
- you have a low income (you may also get help with NHS health costs)
- you are bringing up a child on your own
- your baby was stillborn
- the deceased was a war pensioner.
For more details of benefits get leaflet D49 S What to do after a death in Scotland: Social Security Supplement from a Social Security office or Registrar's office.
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