21. 丧葬补助（Funeral Grant）
可以帮助支付一些逝者的葬礼费用。
申请条件（Who can get it）
已故之人（生前通常居住在新西兰）的以下亲属：
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配偶/伴侣
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子女
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父母/监护人（逝者年龄在18周岁以下）
除上述情况外，如果为18岁或以上的单身人士（不论其是否有子女）安排葬礼，也可以获得这笔丧葬补助。
收入和资产
能否获得该补助以及补助多少取决于逝者的财产，以及逝者的伴侣或者父母/监护人的收入和资产。
不能获得丧葬补助的情况
丧葬费用也可能通过以下途径支付：
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其他机构，比如意外事故赔偿局（ACC）或者退伍军人事务处（Veteran’s Affairs）
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预付的丧葬费
收入上限（Income limits）
逝者的伴侣或者父母/监护人的年收入必须低于一定数额才能获得该补助。
资产上限（Asset limits）
工作和收入局也会考虑逝者本人及其伴侣或者父母/监护人的资产情况，并将对比这些资产的金额和丧葬花费的总金额。丧葬花费包括：
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为遗体火化或埋葬做准备的专业服务
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棺材的成本
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登报启示成本
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灵车费用
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购买墓地的强制费用
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火化费
逝者的个人资产
丧葬总花费扣除逝者的个人资产，剩余金额可享受丧葬补助。
比如逝者的个人资产为$1,500，丧葬总花费为$2,000，则丧葬补助金额为两者的差额，即$2000 - $1500 = $500。
逝者伴侣或者父母/监护人的资产
工作收入局会计算逝者伴侣或者父母/监护人的资产（其中$1,876.56不计算在内）以及逝者本人的总资产。
比如，伴侣或者父母/监护人的资产为$2,000，则扣除$1,876.56，其余$144.85计入资产并累加到逝者本人的资产总额。也就是说，如果逝者本人的资产是$1,500，则其资产总额记为 $1,644.85。如果丧葬总花费为$2,000，丧葬补助的金额将会是$2,000 - $1,644.85 = $355.15。
补贴详情（How much you can get）
丧葬补助的最高金额为$2,152.66，具体可补助的花费项目以及金额参考前文。
如何申请（How to apply）
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逝者的死亡确认书，比如死亡证明
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丧葬费的详细信息，比如丧葬项目明细
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补助申请人的身份证明
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资金或者收入证明
Funeral Grant
A Funeral Grant can help with some of the funeral costs of someone who has died.
Who can get it
You may be able to get a Funeral Grant if someone has died and you are either their:
- partner
- child, or
- parent/guardian (if they are under 18).
If you are none of these, you may be able to get a Funeral Grant if you’re arranging a funeral for someone who’s 18 or over and single (with or without children).
In all cases, the person who died must have normally lived in New Zealand.
Income and assets
If you are the deceased person’s partner or parent/guardian, it will also depend on your income and assets.
It will also depend on the deceased person’s assets too.
When you can’t get a Funeral Grant
Funeral costs can also be covered by:
- another organisation, eg, ACC or Veteran’s Affairs
- prepaid funeral cover.
If there is other help with costs, you may not be able to get a Funeral Grant.
Income limits
If you are the deceased person’s partner or parent/guardian, your annual income must be below a certain amount.
Find out what’s counted as income
If you are the deceased person’s partner
If you are: Your annual income (before tax) must be less than: 16 - 17 years (with no children) $26,749.32 18+ years (with no children) $30,742.40 A parent with 1 child $37,304.80 A parent with 2 or more children $39,302.64 If you are the deceased person’s parent/guardian
If you are: Your annual income (before tax) must be less than: Single, 16 - 17 years (with no other children) $26,749.32 Single, 18+ years (with no other children) $30,742.40 Married, in a civil union or de facto relationship (with or without other children) $44,653.44 Single with 1 other child $37,304.80 Single with 2 or more other children $39,302.64 Asset limits
We’ll look at the assets of:
- the deceased person, and
- the deceased person’s partner or parent/guardian.
If you are the deceased person’s partner or parent/guardian, there are some family and personal assets that we don’t count as assets.
Find out what’s counted as assets
We’ll compare the amount of assets to the total funeral expenses. Funeral expenses include:
- professional services to prepare the body for cremation or burial
- cost of a casket
- newspaper notice costs
- hearse fees
- compulsory fees for the purchase of a burial plot
- cremation fees.
Deceased person’s assets
If the person who died has assets, we’ll count the total amount of their assets. We’ll then deduct this from the total funeral expenses.
For example:
- Their assets are $1,500.
- The total funeral expenses are $2,000.
- We deduct the assets from the funeral expenses ($2,000-$1,500).
- The difference is $500.
- We’ll pay $500 for the Funeral Grant.
The maximum Funeral Grant payment is $2,152.66. We can only pay up to this amount, even if the difference is more than that.
You are the deceased person’s partner or parent/guardian
If you have assets, we’ll count:
- some of your assets (we won’t count the first $1,876.56 of your assets), and
- the total amount of the deceased person’s assets.
For example:
- Your assets are $2,000. We won’t count the first $1,876.56. This means we’ll count $144.85 of your assets.
- This is added to the deceased person’s total asset amount. So if the deceased person’s assets are $1,500, the total amount of assets will be $1,644.85.
- We deduct the assets from the funeral expenses. If the funeral expenses are $2,000, the difference is $355.15.
- We’ll pay $355.15 for the Funeral Grant.
The maximum Funeral Grant payment is $2,152.66. We can only pay up to this amount, even if the difference is more than that.
How much you can get
The most you can be paid is $2,152.66. It depends on the money or assets the person who died had.
The Funeral Grant can be used towards costs such as:
- professional services for preparing the body for cremation or burial (for example, embalming)
- the cost of a casket
- newspaper notice costs
- hearse fees
- compulsory fees for buying a burial plot
- cremation fees.
There are some costs it can’t be used for. If you want to check if a cost can be included, contact us.
How to apply
The person applying for a Funeral Grant must be able to provide estate details or other information about the person who has died (including details about any children they are responsible for).
Step 1: Apply
You can apply for a Funeral Grant over the phone.
Find our phone numbers and contact centre hours.
You can also complete an application form. You’ll need to call us once this is done so we can tell you how to send this to us, and whether we’ll need any documents.
Funeral Grant Application Form (PDF 169.43KB)
Step 2: Gather your documents
You may need to provide some documents. Call us to check what we’ll need and how you can get this to us.
You may need to provide:
- confirmation of death, eg a death certificate (you can order this online here), or a newspaper death notice. If you don’t have one, please tell us as we may be able to get this information
- details of the funeral expenses - the itemised funeral account, and if it’s already paid, the original receipt and proof of a bank account number for the person who paid it
- proof of who you are.
You may also need to provide details about assets and income.
