The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

Funeral Support Payment To Be Increased

[IMG][/IMG] Extra support will be made available for people on low income benefits to pay for the cost of a funeral. The Funeral Support Payment's rate for expenses such as funeral director fees, a coffin, and flowers, is to be increased from £700 to £1,000 for all applications received from 1 April. [Read Full Article]