FUNERAL AND BURIAL BENEFITS | ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.
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Physical Address
1550 Douglas Street, Charleston, IL 61920
Hours
Mon 8:30 am - 5 pm; Tue 8:30 am - 5 pm; Wed 8:30 am - 5 pm; Thu 8:30 am - 5 pm; Fri 8:30 am - 5 pm;
Fax
(217) 345-2190
Voice
Voice
Application process
Call for information; Applications may be found at the client's local Family Community Resource Center or online (use the DHS Office Locator to find the local Family Community Resource Center)
Fee
None
Required documents
Eligibility
The following persons may qualify for reimbursement of funeral and burial expenses (a person may qualify from the first day of medical eligibility through the month in which the cancellation is effective): Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash; Aid to the Aged, Blind or Disabled (AABD) cash; Parent/All Kids Assist; Family Assist; AABD medical; Stillborn child of a mother who qualifies; Decedents who have a spenddown (SPD); DOA (if the decedent was receiving SSI/SSA); A deceased person who would have qualified for Assist, Moms and Babies or AABD when they were alive if they had applied
Languages
English, Spanish
Service area
Illinois
Agency info
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
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