1. Who can get funeral expense assistance (below)

2. The rules about your age (here)

3. The amount of benefit (here)

4. Claims, backdating and getting paid (here)

Note: at the time this Handbook was written, the final regulations on funeral expense assistance had not been published. The rules outlined in this chapter are those contained in the draft regulations. See CPAG’s online service and Welfare Rights Bulletin for updates.