The procedure for receiving funeral assistance

1. Benefit for the funeral of the insured person

• Who is entitled to the benefit :
• Family members of the insured person:
• Spouse;
• Children, brothers, sisters and grandchildren under 18 years of age or under 23 years of age if studying full-time;
• Parents;
• Grandparents in the direct line of kinship.
• The amount of assistance:
• 4100 UAH.
• Where is the allowance paid?
• At the main place of work, by decision of the social insurance commission of the enterprise, institution, organization.
• Required documents:
• Death certificate;
• Certificate from the place of residence on the maintenance of the deceased.

2. Benefit for the burial of the unemployed

• Deadline for submitting an application:
• No later than 6 months after death.
• Amount of benefit:
• 75% of the minimum wage established by law.
• Where is the allowance paid?
• At the employment center where the unemployed person was registered.
• Required documents:
• Death certificate;
• Documents confirming the person's maintenance;
• The applicant's passport.

3. Benefit for the burial of a pensioner

• Amount of the benefit:
• Two months of the pension received by the pensioner.
• A three-month pension for pensioners from the military, but not less than five times the subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons.
• Where is the allowance granted?
• The body of the Pension Fund of Ukraine at the place of residence of the pensioner.
• Required documents:
• An identity document of the applicant;
• Application for payment of benefits;
• An extract from the State Register of Civil Status Acts on death or a certificate of death of a pensioner.

4. Benefit for the burial of persons who died from an industrial accident or occupational disease

• Amount of benefit:
• Depends on the insured's financial capacity. Covers the costs of:
• Burial;
• Purchase of necessary items (clothes, shoes);
• Organization of a memorial dinner, religious rites;
• Manufacturing and installation of monuments.
• Where assistance is assigned:
• The Social Insurance Fund of Ukraine.
• Required documents:
• Documents confirming the expenses incurred on the day of the funeral.