Deceased single person with no children

A Funeral Grant can be paid towards the reasonable funeral expenses of a single person with no surviving children if:

• the deceased person was ordinarily resident in New Zealand on the date of death and
• the reasonable funeral expenses cannot be met by the deceased person's assessable estate before the payment of any debts

A Funeral Grant cannot be paid if the reasonable funeral expenses can be met by the deceased's assessable estate.

Note a deceased person under 18 years of age is considered to be a child, unless they were 16 or 17 years old and financially independent.