Policy

Eligibility for other funeral benefit grant    

Last amended: 8 March 2013

Funeral benefits made under certain sections of the VEA

Calculation of disability compensation bereavement payment (formerly known as disability pension bereavement payment)

The rate of disability compensation payment to be used when calculating a bereavement payment must take into account any [glossary:compensation offsetting :395] and whether the person was receiving [glossary:Specific Disability Allowance :193] at the time of their death.

Last amended 19 July 2005

Calculation of rate last payable

Last amended 17 June 2009

Bereavement payment where survivor receives automatic grant of ISS

The information provided in this section outlines the bereavement guidelines and effective dates relating to automatic grants of [glossary:income support supplement:118] (i.e. where a [glossary:veteran:424] dies and the surviving [glossary:partner:370] is eligible for automatic grant of income support supplement and [glossary:war widow's/widower's pension:705]).    

This chapter contains information regarding the eligibility and payment of a funeral benefit.

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This section outlines the eligibility and payment details of a funeral benefit payable to a deceased veteran.