Program will pay up to $1,800 toward burial or cremation expenses of any individual with very limited means in Connecticut. (It is not necessary to be a citizen or legal resident). DSS will deduct from the current maximum benefit ($1,800), (1) the amount in any revocable or irrevocable funeral fund, (2) any prepaid funeral contract, and (3) the face value of any life insurance policy owned by the recipient. Also deducted is the net value of all liquid assets in the recipient's estate.