Clause 11.5. Attendance at Funerals and Tangihanga

11.5

Attendance at Funerals and Tangihanga

11.5.1

If a person dies, MSD may grant a Payment of up to $200 towards the expenses of attending a funeral or tangihanga, to an Applicant who is any of the following relatives of the deceased person:

(a)

a parent (including a step or foster parent):

(b)

a Spouse or partner who was living together with the deceased at the time of death:

(c)

a grandparent:

(d)

a son, daughter, grandchild, mokopuna, stepchild, foster child or whangai:

(e)

a sibling (including a half brother or sister or a step brother or sister).

11.5.2

For the purposes of clause 11.5.1, where the Applicant is a Child, MSD may include as expenses of the Child the expenses of an adult who is accompanying that Child to the funeral or tangihanga.