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Program: Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance

Agency: SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF


Resource Number: 17317763
Description
Department of Social Services will pay up to $1,350 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 ($1,350),  (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.


Program Phones:
855-626-6632Client Information & Benefits Center Line - Voice
800-842-4524DSS Client Information Line - TTY


Location information
SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF - NORTHERN REGIONAL OFFICE, GREATER HARTFORD  
Location: 20 Meadow Road
Windsor, CT 06095 (Map)

Site Phones:
855-626-6632Client Information & Benefits Center Line - Voice
Client Information & Benefits Center Line
800-842-4524DSS Client Information Line - TTY
Client Information & Benefits Center Line

Hours of operation 		Site Hours:
M-F: 8am-4:30pm; Benefits Center line hours: 7:30am-4pm
Site Hours:

Open:
Closed:
Mon
08:00am
04:30pm		Tue
08:00am
04:30pm		Wed
08:00am
04:30pm		Thu
08:00am
04:30pm		Fri
08:00am
04:30pm


Mailing Address: DSS ConneCT Scanning Center, PO Box 1320, Manchester 06045

Program Delivery
Eligibility: No income restriction; however, DSS will deduct any contributions over $3,400 from the maximum benefit and specifies that such contributions include those from all sources, including friends, relatives, all other persons, organizations, agencies, veterans' programs, and other benefit programs assets may offset all or part of the benefit; Burial benefit is not available for miscarried or stillborn babies
Languages: Spanish
Application Process: Application must be made within one year of the date of death and may be filed by the funeral director, a family member, or any individual who made the funeral arrangements; Payment for the funerals can only be made to the funeral director, cemetery or crematory; Family members and individuals cannot be reimbursed or receive payment from the Department
Documents Required: Certified funeral bill and death certificate
Defined coverage area(s), for the Program offered at selected Site:
CT-Hartford County-Avon
CT-Hartford County-Bloomfield
CT-Hartford County-Canton
CT-Hartford County-Collinsville
CT-Hartford County-East Granby
CT-Hartford County-Farmington
CT-Hartford County-Granby
CT-Hartford County-Hartford
CT-Hartford County-Newington
CT-Hartford County-North Canton
CT-Hartford County-North Granby
CT-Hartford County-Rocky Hill
CT-Hartford County-Simsbury
CT-Hartford County-Suffield
CT-Hartford County-Tariffville
CT-Hartford County-Unionville
CT-Hartford County-Weatogue
CT-Hartford County-West Granby
CT-Hartford County-West Hartford
CT-Hartford County-West Simsbury
CT-Hartford County-West Suffield
CT-Hartford County-Wethersfield
CT-Hartford County-Windsor
CT-Hartford County-Windsor Locks


Categorized as:
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance


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Legal Status: Government - State