cl on IS had aunt on Isle of man who died. He and brother were only close relatives.

Friend arranged funeral, client just went over as closest relative.

Applied for CCG, has been told on reveiw by telephone that nonpayment as funeral was not in this country.

Is this correct - if it is, why couldn't he be paid for journey to port?

According to the IRS training stuff, he could potentially be paid for his journey to port:

"7.2.1 “Within the United Kingdom”.
Directions 4(a) and 4(b) both allow a payment to be made for
"expenses of travel within the United Kingdom". Expenses
of travelling elsewhere than within the United Kingdom
cannot be met by a community care grant.
The United Kingdom is defined as England, Scotland, Wales
and Northern Ireland. It includes offshore islands, such as
the Isle of Wight or the Shetland Isles, but does not include
the Republic of Ireland, or the Channel Islands or the Isle of
Man.
The applicant may be helped with the expenses of travelling
anywhere within the UK, even if his final destination is
outside the UK. He could be awarded a payment, for
example, to the border between Northern Ireland and the
Republic of Ireland, or to his point of embarkation, such as a
seaport or an airport, if he is travelling to another country.
However, when deciding whether to make a payment to help
the applicant make the qualifying part of the journey, a
decision maker would need to consider the his prospects of
reaching a destination outside the UK, since he cannot
receive financial assistance by way of a community care
grant with this part of his journey."