Indigent means needy or poor. The term 'indigent circumstances' is used in the [glossary::373] in relation to eligibility for a bereavement payment under section 98AA and funeral benefit under sections 99 or 100.
For both funeral benefit and bereavement payment purposes, indigency means that the estate of a deceased person without dependants has insufficient funds to pay for all liabilities including the funeral. A similar test applies where a [glossary:veteran:DEF/Veteran] is survived by a dependant except that certain assets are excluded from the value of the estate such as the family home, the family car and up to $5,000 in cash.
A detailed table of eligibility based on indigency is at CLIK Policy at Section 8.3.5