Troubles with a funeral put aside the last question of benefits to the relatives of the deceased. Most people pay the funeral on their own: someone has a certain amount of money that he spends on a funeral, and someone draws up a loan, takes a loan. In any case, the government provides compensation for the funeral. She will not cover all expenses, but will return at least some of the money spent.
Who can get the allowance
In cases where the deceased was buried at his own expense, relatives are compensated for the funeral. It can be counted on:
- spouses
- legal representatives of the deceased;
- relatives and other persons who have taken burial duties.
If the deceased was buried at the expense of the state, then compensation for the funeral is not provided.
Types of benefits
By law, the relatives of the deceased are entitled to benefits. They are general and specialized. The first type includes payments that are made after providing the institution with a package of necessary documents. If death has occurred in a special case prescribed by law, then the relatives of the deceased are entitled to specialized benefits.
Common types of payments include:
- burial compensation;
- assignment of a pension for loss of a nurse's nurse;
- one-time payment.
Specialized include:
- insurance payments;
- payments on deposits held by the deceased;
- if death occurred through the fault of a third party, then compensation is due;
- receipt of unpaid salary or pension.
Burial benefits and other types of payments are made in different institutions.
Where to get benefits
Most people don’t even know where to get compensation for the funeral. The body that will make the payment is determined based on the status of the deceased:
- If he was a non-working pensioner, even if he retired early, then the payment is made to the Pension Fund.
- If he worked, then the employer pays compensation.
- If the deceased is less than 14 years old, then the payment is made by the social insurance authorities. They pay compensation for the burial of stillbirths.
- Benefits for unemployed deceased citizens are paid from the federal budget or by local authorities.
- Compensation is paid to the military by the military enlistment office, and you should also apply for compensation to military pensioners, WWII veterans, firefighters, and tax officials.
If relatives do not have the opportunity to bury the deceased at their own expense, then all expenses are borne by the state.
Compensation deadlines
To receive benefits, you must apply with a package of documents to one of these bodies. Funds will be transferred immediately, on the day of circulation. A benefit can be issued within six months from the date of death of a citizen.
Documents for registration of benefits
To get paid, you need to know how to get compensation for the funeral. Assistance with the funeral is provided in different ways:
- Compensation payment. In this form, monetary allowance is paid to the relatives of the deceased or other persons who have assumed all the funeral expenses.
- In kind. This method involves providing a place for burial, transportation, a coffin and other attributes necessary for a funeral.
To get any kind of help, you need to prepare a set of papers that will confirm the fact of death. In different cases, it is necessary to provide various documents to compensate for the funeral. You may need:
- a document confirming the death of a citizen (certificate or death certificate);
- employment history;
- documents confirming the registration of the deceased (certificate, passport with a residence permit, etc.);
- applicant's passport;
- funeral bills.
Other types of documents may be required. The final list is provided by the institution that will pay the money.
Compensation for the funeral of a pensioner is the easiest. For this, it is necessary to provide the Pension Fund with information about the applicant and a document confirming the fact of death.
Benefit Size
Knowing how to get compensation for a funeral, you can count on financial support in the following amounts (for 2017):
- federal allowance is 5562 rubles;
- allowance due to regional coefficient (in each region it is different);
- Compensation to the relatives of the deceased pensioner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is up to three monthly pensions.
Now we will consider the compensation of the funeral in some regions.
In Moscow, the premium to the federal payment is 11 thousand rubles. Total for the funeral will be returned about 17,000.
In Ufa, the surcharge is almost a thousand rubles. In Nizhny Novgorod there is no coefficient.
As can be seen from the presented example, there is not a premium everywhere.
Life insurance payment
If the deceased was voluntarily insured, then his relatives can receive insurance benefits. To do this, you need to find a policy, then you should write a statement to the insurance company about the occurrence of an accident. After that, you can expect a payment to the account.
In connection with the funeral, you often have to take leave at work. Many employers provide an opportunity to take time off for the next paid vacation. But there are those who do not give it. In this case, they violate the law stipulating in Article 128 of the Labor Code that they receive leave for up to five calendar days at their own expense for the organization of the burial. After the funeral and receipt of a death certificate, immediately, without delay, prepare documents for submission to the appropriate institution for compensation.