FUNERAL BENEFITS

What benefits are payable when an insured person dies?

When an insured person dies, the following benefits are payable, except where death is caused by occupational injury:

1. Funeral grant
2. Survivors’ benefit

FUNERAL GRANT

What is funeral grant?

Funeral grant is a lump sum of $2500 payable when an insured person dies, if one of the following conditions is satisfied.

1. The insured person had been receiving sickness or maternity benefit or would have been entitled to such benefit at the time of death;
2. The insured person had been receiving, had received or had satisfied the conditions of receiving invalidity or contributory age benefits
3. The insured person had paid at least 26 weekly contributions in the 12 months immediately before death.

Who is entitled to funeral grant?

Funeral grant is payable to the person who pays or will pay the cost of the funeral of the deceased insured person.

How do I make a claim for funeral grant?

You must present an original death certificate and the receipt or the bill for the cost of the funeral to the Social Security Office where you will fill out an application for funeral grant.

If you are unable to obtain the documents immediately, you should still complete the application form and submit the documents when they are available.

Is funeral grant payable where a deceased person had been receiving old age assistance?

Funeral grant is NOT payable to a person who had been receiving old age assistance unless that person had received or had title to an invalidity or age grant.

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