The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) will appear before the Work and Pensions Select Committee inquiry into Bereavement Benefits this week (Wednesday 6 January 2016) and will highlight five simple steps it believes are necessary to ensure the current system becomes fairer, more effective and easier to access.In its role as the leading trade association for the funeral profession the NAFD has campaigned consistently for a review of the Social Fund funeral payment to ensure it works properly for both bereaved families and funeral directors.Only 62% of the 52,000 people who applied in 2014 were successful. Under the current process applicants can wait up to 21 days to find they receive nothing or very little, leaving them with a large, often unexpected debt that they must settle.