Funeral costs assumption

• § 74 Social Code – Twelfth Book (SGB XII)

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• The inquiring person is obliged to bear the funeral costs.
• The person obliged to bear the funeral costs cannot be expected financially to bear the costs from his own resources.
• Only the costs of the funeral required in individual cases will be covered.

There are no fees.

An application must be submitted for the assumption of funeral costs.

There are no deadlines to be observed. However, it is advisable to clarify the question of the assumption of costs with the competent authority in good time. The later an application is filed after the obligation to bear the costs has occurred, the more doubts may arise as to the reasonableness of bearing the costs.

§ 74 SGB XII guarantees an appropriate and dignified burial of the deceased. The "necessary costs" are covered. The yardstick for this is what is customary in the local area as funeral costs in the above-mentioned sense, oriented towards the recipients of lower or middle incomes.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

The responsibility lies with the district, the independent city and the Hanover region in which the person died. If the deceased person has received social assistance, the district, the district-free city and the Hanover region in which the benefits were granted must be taken into account.