Policy

Veteran entitled to an automatic grant of funeral benefit   

Calculating the lump sum

If all or part of the bereavement payment is to be paid as a lump-sum, the amount of that lump-sum can be calculated using the equation below:

Bereavement Payment  =  (98  -  D) x  (OE  -  NE)

The elements of this equation are explained in the table below.

Death of claimant

If a person has lodged a claim for [glossary:service pension:245] or [glossary:income support supplement:118] and dies before that claim can be determined, a [glossary:bereavement payment:561] is payable in respect of that person if he or she was eligible for the pension immediately before he or she died.

This section outlines the requirements for a claim for funeral benefit.

Claiming an automatic grant of funeral benefit

There is no requirement to lodge a claim for an automatic grant of funeral benefit.

Claiming other funeral benefit

A claim must be lodged for all other funeral benefits.

Time for applying for other funeral benefit

Calculation of rate last payable

Last amended 22 December 2010

Application of rules

The following rules apply when a person's pension has been cancelled due to loss of eligibility or [glossary:payability:386], or when a person's pension has been suspended or limited to recover an overpayment.

Circumstances where no bereavement payment

The table below indicates the conditions under which a [glossary:bereavement payment:561] cannot be made in respect of a person or [glossary:dependent child:379].

Last updated: 27 February 2025