SCHEDULE 8FUNERAL EXPENSE ASSISTANCE REGULATIONS

PART 2ASSISTANCE TO BE GIVEN

Restriction on giving assistance in a form other than money

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(1)

The regulations may allow funeral expense assistance to be given to an individual in a form other than money only if the individual (or a person acting on the individual's behalf) has agreed to the assistance being given in that form.

(2)

If the regulations include provision of the kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), they must allow an individual (or a person acting on the individual's behalf) to withdraw agreement to being given funeral expense assistance in a form other than money at any time.