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Mr. George Grant
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the percentage increase in burial expenses since the national insurance death grant was last increased.
Mr. Dean
Information about burial expenses is not available but I understand that the usual charge for a funeral at minimum standard has increased by some 30 per cent. since 1967.
Mr. George Grant
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will increase the national insurance death grant in cases of financial hardship; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Dean
We have no proposal for varying the rate of death grant according to financial circumstances.
| Area | Education | Social Work | Health | Roads | Total | |||
| £000s. | £000s. | £000s. | £000s. | £000s. | ||||
| County Boroughs: | ||||||||
| Cardiff | … | … | … | 234 | 304 | 10 | 105 | 653 |
| Merthyr | … | … | … | 210 | 70 | — | 19 | 299 |
| Newport | … | … | … | — | — | — | 20 | 20 |
| Swansea | … | … | … | 40 | — | — | 169 | 209 |
| Counties: | ||||||||
| Anglesey | … | … | … | 83 | 79 | 15 | 80 | 257 |
| Brecon | … | … | … | 102 | — | — | 88 | 190 |
| Caernarvon | … | … | … | 183 | 193 | 42 | 144 | 562 |
| Cardigan | … | … | … | 386 | 95 | — | 125 | 606 |
| Carmarthen | … | … | … | 160 | 80 | 45 | 232 | 517 |
| Denbigh | … | … | … | 579 | 70 | — | 139 | 788 |
| Flint | … | … | … | — | 100 | — | 218 | 315 |
| Glamorgan | … | … | … | 1,112 | 539 | 103 | 171 | 1,925 |
| Merioneth | … | … | … | 26 | — | — | 323 | 349 |
| Monmouth | … | … | … | 164 | 163 | 40 | 522 | 889 |
| Montgomery | … | … | … | 105 | — | — | 107 | 212 |
| Pembroke | … | … | … | 234 | — | — | 138 | 372 |
| Radnor | … | … | … | 25 | — | — | — | 25 |
| Hospitals | … | … | … | — | — | — | — | 3,000 |
| Locally determined schemes | … | — | — | — | — | 6,500 | ||
| Totals | … | … | 3,643 | 1,693 | 255 | 2,600 | 17,691 | |