Application for funeral benefits: how to draw up and where to submit

The head of the organization assigns financial support for payment to the immediate relatives of the deceased or to the person who paid the funeral costs. To receive funds (benefits), an interested citizen makes a request in writing to the office of a legal entity or to an individual entrepreneur. This compensation is not stipulated by federal laws; it is issued at the initiative of the manager, on the basis of an order. The costs incurred for social benefits for burial are subsequently compensated by the FSS of the Russian Federation to the organization.

Application for payment of funeral benefits at the place of work

Reasons for refusal and what to do next?

In most cases, refusals to pay this social benefit occur due to the expiration of the period for receiving it - six months from the death of the pensioner. With this option of refusal, there is no point in trying to challenge it: everything is completely legal.

In addition, they may refuse for other reasons. For example:

• If the application document was completed incorrectly. For example: the applicant forgot to put the date of completion, wrote the last name and/or first name of the deceased with an error (or completely incorrect), etc.
• Not all required documents were provided, or they are in unacceptable condition - torn, worn, illegible, with extraneous writing, or laminated when this is not acceptable.
• The applicant is not a funeral director and is therefore not a legal person to receive this benefit.

However, in these cases, you can try to challenge the refusal received. To do this you need:

1. Find out the exact reason for the refusal. To do this, you must request an explanation. in writing. The response must be provided within one month.
2. Next, you need to file an application with law enforcement agencies, or immediately file a lawsuit. And if receiving benefits for the funeral of a pensioner is indeed legal, then the issue will be resolved in favor of the applicant, since all information will be strictly checked.

A consultation with a lawyer can help with this, who will explain everything and help with filing a claim in court to challenge the refusal. As a result, this will save a lot of time, because even if there is an unlawful refusal to a person who has every right to benefits, the issue can be resolved fairly quickly.

To receive a state benefit for the funeral of a pensioner, you must submit an application and documents to the Pension Fund of Russia on time - within six months from the date of death (read more about where payments are issued for the funeral of a pensioner here, and from this article you will learn how to apply and receive funeral benefits).

The application must be completed without errors and with a certain structure, and the collected package of documents must contain everything necessary and in the proper form. If you are denied benefits, you can try to challenge the refusal by finding out the exact reason for it and filing a lawsuit or filing an application with law enforcement agencies.

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When applying for a funeral benefit or financial assistance for a funeral, a citizen must submit an application with a corresponding request to the employer or to the service, the authorities involved in the payment of “funeral” funds.

We will tell you how to correctly fill out an application for a funeral, and give examples of forms to different authorities for receiving benefits - to social security, the Pension Fund, the Social Insurance Fund and to the employer.

The content of the article:

How to obtain government assistance and what documents are required for this

Of course, on the day of the death of a close friend or relative, it is very difficult to concentrate on funeral preparations. But it is necessary to pull yourself together, especially for those who are organizing a funeral event. To receive financial support from the state, you must first fill out an application for payment of funds and prepare a package of relevant documentation.

Regardless of the circumstances of the case, a death certificate issued by the civil registry office (registry office) is required for registration.

The availability of other documents depends entirely on who died:

• If a stillborn child is born, an extract from the mother’s civil passport is required.
• When a citizen who has not reached the age of eighteen dies (the mother and father are not officially employed), a death certificate, a registration document at the place of registration, and extracts from the parents’ work books will be needed.
• When figuring out how to receive a funeral benefit, you need to remember the following nuances. If the deceased is a citizen who does not have an official place of work or is a pensioner, in addition to the death certificate and registration by registration, extracts from the deceased’s employment record and the passport of the person submitting the application will be required.
• When it comes to a person without a fixed place of residence (homeless), in addition to a certificate confirming his death, it is necessary to take a death certificate and a document confirming the fact of burial with a designated grave number (issued by cemetery employees).

When purchasing related products in a funeral service salon, be sure to save receipts and payment receipts. All of them must be attached to the submitted application for government assistance.

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The benefit is not subject to personal income tax and insurance charges. The amount issued is not an expense under the Tax Code. In the accounting documents of budgetary institutions involved in issuing funeral payments, only postings of debited and credited accounting objects are used.

Rules for filling out a funeral application

An application for a funeral benefit today does not have a single unified form, so it can be written in any form - or according to a template. You can write it yourself, or use the form provided by the organization or authorities.

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Mikhailov Vyacheslav Georgievich

Legal consultant with 8 years of experience. Specialization: civil law. Member of the Bar Association.

It is important that the form meets the specified rules and standards in its structure and content, otherwise it will not be accepted for consideration.

Follow these rules when filling out a funeral application:

1. Visually divide the statement into 3 parts: introduction, content, conclusion.
2. The introduction should have a header. It should be placed on the right side of the sheet, in its upper part.
3. In the introduction, that is, in the “header,” the addressee is indicated - the name of the enterprise where the deceased worked (if he was officially employed), or the name of the company where you (the applicant) officially work. Enter your details there: full name, address, contact and passport details.
4. The content should include a request for payment of benefits, information about the deceased, family ties, or confirmation that it was you who handled the funeral and burial.
5. Finally, you must make a list of documents confirming the death of the person and other documents necessary to receive benefits, attached to the application.
6. Please sign and date it at the end.
7. The document can be drawn up by hand or printed on a computer. You can use an A4 sheet.

It is recommended to write the application in several copies , since the applicant keeps one version for himself, the other is transferred to the employer or to the service where the benefit is issued.

Examples and application form for funeral to the employer, social security, Pension Fund and Social Insurance Fund

Let us give examples of how you can fill out an application for a funeral when you apply to various authorities and institutions to receive social benefits - or additional financial assistance for a funeral from the state.

Funeral application to employer

Here are several options for statements under different circumstances:

If your spouse has died, you can use this form:

In the event of the death of a brother or sister, draw up a document according to this example:

When a minor child has died, fill out funeral applications as follows:

If your father or mother has died, you can write a statement to the employer using the following example:

Application for burial to the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation

Example of a completed application:

In these applications, you can substitute your information, as well as information about the deceased.

Or you can contact the Pension Fund branch, and specialists there will draw up the document for you.

The main thing is to provide documents.

Application for funeral to social security

You can contact the social security authorities with the statement below.

Funeral application form:

Enter your data into it, as well as information about the deceased citizen, put your signature and date - and submit it to the authorities.

Application for burial to the FSS of the Russian Federation

In these examples of applications, you can enter all the information about the deceased, as well as about yourself as an applicant.

Then the document must be accepted and reviewed. If there are no errors, the payment will be credited to your bank account on the same day. We talked about other nuances of applying for funeral benefits in the previous article.

Let us remind you that the military registration and enlistment office can pay compensation for funerals, but only under certain circumstances and conditions. Contact the military registration and enlistment office to fill out an application; you won’t be able to write it yourself, as a certain form is required.

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Social assistance for funerals is allocated to the spouse, relatives, legal proxy or other person who is responsible for the funeral of the deceased.

Both the state and the employer of the deceased can provide such benefits. To purchase such assistance, you must correctly fill out an application with the relevant documents attached.

Accrual principle

If a citizen turns to an employer for financial assistance, the payment procedure will be different in each organization. After the manager’s resolution is affixed, the application form is sent to the accounting department for execution.

In the application itself, the employee must indicate the amount he wanted to receive. If the manager approves a different amount, he writes it at the top of the statement.

Then an order must be issued by the HR department. After this, the employee can expect financial assistance to be credited to the card or receive it at the organization’s cash desk.

The payment of lump sum assistance is not limited in time. This is due to the fact that this issue is not regulated by law, and payment is not mandatory. Most often, funds are issued no later than 10 days after the citizen’s application.

Law

The provision of assistance for burial is regulated by Law No. 8-FZ of January 12, 1996 “On burial ...”. This assistance is allocated to a person who has incurred expenses for organizing a funeral. This person may be the spouse of the deceased, his relative, a proxy of the deceased, as well as any citizen (Clause 1, Article 10 of Law No. 8-FZ).

To purchase such a benefit, you need to contact your employer or the local branch of the Social Insurance Fund (paragraph 3, paragraph 2, article 10 of Law No. 8-FZ), depending on whether the person works or not.

You can contact the head of the institution:

• Any person who bears the burden of funeral in the event of an employee’s departure to the “other world.”
• An employee upon the death of a member of his family.

The allocation of benefits is assigned based on the provision of documents:

1. Applications for funeral assistance (form or sample can be downloaded below).
2. Certificate from the Civil Registry Office (original) about death (form No. 33, approved by Government Decision No. 1274 of October 31, 1998).
3. Photocopies of the applicant's passport or other identification.

Note. Other documents, including certificates indicating funeral expenses, are not required to be presented (FSS Letter).

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( Video : “Documents for Social Benefits for Funeral”)

What does size depend on and how is it determined?

After receiving the application, the employer independently determines the amount of funds that are paid as financial assistance to the person.

Remember! The following factors may affect the amount of funds provided:

• financial capabilities of the organization itself, the amount of income received by the company;
• a policy of social participation in the life of an employee, which is developed at the enterprise.

Sample application for financial assistance in connection with the birth of a child.

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In practice, in addition to the mandatory consideration of these factors, the manager also takes into account the regulatory instructions related to the specified situation.

For example, in accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, which was issued in 2007, the maximum payment provided one-time in connection with the occurrence of an emergency, including in connection with the death of an employee’s relative, cannot be more than two monthly salaries.

Attention! Tax legislation establishes a maximum amount of assistance that is not taxed. If this amount is exceeded, the organization pays taxes and contributions established by law. Financial assistance provided in connection with the death of a relative cannot be taxed.

Funeral benefit application form

There is no unified application template for compensation for funeral expenses. Therefore, such a form is drawn up in a free style, in compliance with the rules for drawing up such documents.

Such a request must be made on a blank sheet of A4 paper.

The application must be in a form containing the following structure:

1) “Hat” where you need to fill out:

• Details of the head of the enterprise, indicating his position, name of the enterprise and full name.
• Applicant details, indicating full name

2) The name of the form “Application”, which is located at.

3) The main section of the text, which sets out the request for the allocation of benefits, displaying the full name. the deceased, and the presence of a family connection (if any).

4) “Appendix”, where you need to list the certificates attached to the petition form confirming the person’s death, family ties and death certificate, which are the basis for the allocation of benefits.

5) The final part, where it is required to put the date of submission of the form and the signature of the applicant.

6) If the applicant wishes to receive benefits by transferring funds, then the applicant’s bank details will need to be displayed. At the same time, the benefit for organizing a funeral is paid on the day the petition is submitted (paragraph 1, paragraph 2, article 10 of Law No. 8-FZ, Government Decision No. 74 of January 26, 2018).

Note. Compensation for funeral expenses can be purchased if the application is submitted no later than six months from the date of death (Clause 3, Article 10 of Law No. 8-FZ).

How to make an application

An application for a financial payment is a request. It is written in free form, but in compliance with certain points.

There is no need to write an application in two copies. By law, it is impossible to force an employer to pay financial assistance, so it is impossible to appeal such an appeal.

Required items to fill out include:

1. Full name of the director and address of the organization.
2. The employee's position, the structural unit in which he works.
3. The main text begins with a description of the reason.
4. Next, you need to enter the required amount.
5. At the end of the application there is a date and signature.

If the manager makes a positive decision to provide the payment, he puts his resolution on the application and sends it to the accounting department.

Sample passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation

Funeral benefit amount

Law No. 8-FZ on burial establishes a fixed amount of social state support. In Art. 10 of this document provides for the annual indexation of benefits for the next year, which is carried out on February 1, taking into account the expected level of inflation.

The amount of state support for burial in 2021 after indexing is 6,124.86 rubles. The payment is issued after submitting an application and documents proving the burial.

In regions with increasing coefficients, the amount of assistance for funerals is adjusted taking into account the approved coefficients.

In a number of regions of the Russian Federation, local authorities provide additional financial assistance in connection with the death of a loved one.

According to the law, relatives can apply for funeral assistance no later than six months from the date of death of a person.

The institution where the applicant applies for support is obliged to pay the funds on the day the application is submitted. When transferring funds, the money must be credited within 3 banking days. If the established deadlines are violated, you can send a complaint to the regulatory authorities.

Note. When organizing a burial at the expense of the municipal funeral service, the applicant loses the right to assist in burial.

On the implementation of the state program

The Government of the Russian Federation, by Decree No. 294 dated April 21, 2011, regulates relations in the field of financing and assigning benefits and compensation to insured persons in case of disability, in connection with maternity, disfigurement and injuries at work. Starting from January 1, 2012 and until December 31, 2021, all regions of Russia will become participants in the implementation of the pilot project. The resolution approved the Regulations on compensation of employer expenses to reduce accidents at work, on the payment of contributions to the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation.

Extract from the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated April 21, 2011 No. 294

The project implementation mechanism is as follows:

• occurrence of an insured event;
• An interested person’s appeal to the policyholder at the place of work with an application and documents requesting payment of benefits. The application is submitted in Form 4, endorsed by the head of the Fund;
• the employer receives compensation from the Fund after transferring funds to the interested party;
• the interested person can directly contact the Fund upon termination of the policyholder's activities;
• The Fund makes a decision within ten days;
• After providing guaranteed funeral services, the special institution sends an application for compensation to the employer indicating the details. The application form is agreed upon by the Fund. The employer sends documents to the Fund at the place of its registration within two days;
• within 5 working days the Fund makes a decision and transfers funds;
• the employer cannot apply to the Fund for compensation if the interested person missed the deadline for applying for benefits.

An employer can apply to the Social Insurance Fund to receive compensation

Note! Likewise, if the specialized funeral service misses the deadline for contacting the employer, the Fund does not compensate for expenses.

Who is eligible

The following categories of citizens are entitled to receive social state support for burial:

1. The spouse of the deceased person.
2. Other relatives (children, parents, sisters and brothers).
3. Persons not related to the deceased person.

The main condition for receiving financial assistance for a funeral is direct participation in the organization of the funeral and its expenses.

Note. An outsider (neighbor, etc.) becomes entitled to receive such benefits only when the deceased has no relatives and a death certificate is presented.

Where to fill out the application

Clause 2 Art. 10 of Law No. 8-FZ on burial delineates the institutions where the applicant is required to submit an application for assistance, depending on the category of the deceased:

1. At the place of work.
2. At the Pension Fund branch.
3. At the local FSS branch.
4. At your local social security office.
5. At the military registration and enlistment office.

An application for funeral benefits is filled out accordingly in those departments where the applicant applies to bear funeral expenses:

• As a rule, employees of an institution contact their place of work if a relative or loved one has died, or an employee of the enterprise has died.
• In a pension fund - if a funeral of a pensioner is organized.
• In the social security department, if the deceased is a minor, homeless, etc.
• At the military registration and enlistment office - if the deceased was a military serviceman performing his duty.

If the employer bears the costs associated with the funeral of an employee, this includes:

• Preparation of documents for burial.
• Preparing the necessary property needed for the funeral.
• Delivery of the body of the deceased.
• Carrying out the burial process (cremation).

Services must be paid for by the employer no later than 10 days from the date of burial.

Social help

Tragic events associated with the death of a loved one are regulated by laws in Russia. The Federal Law “On Burial and Funeral Affairs” dated January 12, 1996, Federal Law No. 8, as last amended on May 23, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as the “Burial Law”) guarantees the receipt of material and other assistance to persons participating in the funeral process. Cash payments and funeral services are defined and regulated by the legal norms of the constituent entities of the Federation in accordance with the traditions of a multinational state. It provides a free plot of land for burial. Interested parties are provided with high-quality services, guaranteed by Federal Law No. 122 (came into force as amended on January 1, 2021) on the general principles of organizing local self-government in Russia, without charge:

• production and issuance of necessary official documents;
• keeping the body of the deceased in the morgue for up to 7 days from the date of clarification of the cause of death, and under certain circumstances - up to fourteen;
• organization of the burial site in accordance with national rituals;
• production and delivery of coffins and ritual clothing;
• organizational work to give body to the earth.

Excerpt from Article 9 of Federal Law No. 8

Compensation for the costs of the guaranteed list of services is reimbursed to special services from the moment the request is submitted.

Note! Citizens of the Russian Federation not included in the list are not paid social benefits.

The interested person submits a request to the relevant authority, attaching a death certificate within a six-month period from the date of burial. Social benefits (Article 10 of the Funeral Law) are compensated to persons who carried out a funeral at their own expense, but not more than the amount of the benefit (with indexation conditions, territorial coefficient).

The benefit is paid to people who have paid all expenses themselves

Social benefits are issued on the day of application:

• the organization that made pension payments;
• the employer who insured the deceased in social institutions in cases of disability or maternity;
• social service at the place of last registration, if the deceased does not have social insurance and pension rights;
• the territorial body of the FSS of Russia, in which the person or a close relative of the deceased minor is insured.

How to write an application for payment of social benefits for funerals in 2021

There is no approved form for such a request, so the request is drawn up in a free style. In addition, there is a special form, but it is provided in the case when documents are submitted directly to the Social Insurance Fund. In this option, an application is drawn up on the basis of Appendix No. 6 to Order No. 578.

Despite the free style of drawing up the application, the following sections must be displayed in the form:

"A cap"

• This contains the details of the addressee and the applicant, indicating the position of the head and the name of the institution, as well as full name.
• Then your full name is displayed. applicant.
• Below is the name of the form, which should be placed in the center of the line.

Main section

• Here is the request of the author of the letter for financial assistance for the burial of a relative.
• This section contains information about the deceased, family ties between him and the document submitter, etc.

Application

• The block contains a list of provided certificates and documents.

The final part of the form

• The date of the application and the signature of the applicant are indicated here.

It is advisable for the relative to make two copies of the application. One is for the addressee, the other with a registration mark is for the applicant.

Responsibility for refusal to grant leave

The employer does not have the right to refuse to grant leave to an employee, even if the application is submitted immediately before the issuance of days off from work. If the manager refuses the employee, he may be subject to administrative liability on the basis of Part 1 of Article 5.27 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation:

• A fine of 1,000 - 5,000 rubles for individual entrepreneurs and officials.
• A fine of 30,000 - 50,000 rubles for legal entities.

Repeated violation of the law threatens even more serious consequences:

• 10,000-20,000 rubles for individual entrepreneurs and officials.
• 50,000-70,000 rubles for legal entities.

A fine is issued only if there is evidence of the employer’s guilt.

Sample application for payment of funeral benefits

Sample of Appendix No. 6 to Order No. 578 for reimbursement of funeral funds.

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Accounting Features

The procedure for processing the transaction depends on who the funds are transferred to.

When an employee is credited with compensation costs for the burial of a minor, according to accounting rules, invoices are drawn up:

• debit 69 - information on social insurance (subaccount 69-1);
• credit 73 - personnel calculations.

Providing an employee with benefits for a decent funeral.

When calculating benefits to an interested person:

• debit 69;
• credit 76 - settlements with debtors and creditors.

An accountant prepares accounts according to accounting rules.

Transfer of funds to the special service for burial services:

• debit 69;
• credit 76 - calculation of insurance amounts.

Reimbursement for funeral services:

• debit 73 (76) - settlements with personnel (operations), write-off of insurance losses;
• credit 50 (51) - cash register, current accounts.

The amounts of benefits and compensation that the Fund reimburses to the employer are not included in tax expenses (profit).

Compensations and funeral benefits are not taken into account when calculating income tax

How long does it take to process an application?

Application for the purchase of social media support in connection with the funeral must be satisfied on the day of its submission. The money must be given to the applicant immediately after receiving a positive result.

For non-cash transfers, the money must arrive no later than 3 days, depending on the bank’s workload.

A person who has incurred funeral expenses can apply for a funeral benefit no later than six months after the person’s death.

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In a person's life, sometimes such a sad event occurs as the death of a relative. This situation requires financial expenses to organize a funeral. Most often, this event falls on the shoulders of loved ones who lived together with the deceased citizen or were guardians.

At such a moment, the financial situation of family members does not always allow them to quickly cover the costs associated with the burial procedure. The state anticipates the occurrence of difficult life situations and offers free financial assistance when applicants contact government agencies.

Paid leave for funerals

According to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, leave in connection with a funeral is not paid. However, the employer is not prohibited from paying for missed days at his own discretion. In this case, a local act is drawn up. It can justify payments as follows:

“In the event of a relative’s funeral, the employee is granted a 3-day leave with pay.”

In this case, the employee can request another 5 days of unpaid leave. In such a situation, you need to draw up a second statement.

Who can receive a funeral payment?

The financing of a person's funeral is regulated by the regulatory framework, which is approved by law number 8, in force at the federal level since January 12, 1996. It determines the circle of persons who have legal grounds for applying for benefits to pay for funeral services, clothing, shoes, and other ritual attributes necessary for the burial of a citizen, as well as the amount of payment, the mechanism for applying to a government agency and receiving it.

IMPORTANT! The provision of funds is only part of the compensation for the expenses of loved ones who are organizing their final farewell: the entire amount spent on ritual events is not returned to the applicant.

According to paragraph 1 of Article 10 of the law, which provides for support measures in the event of organizing a funeral process, the following are grounds for receiving benefits:

• husband or wife of the deceased;
• close relatives (in accordance with the Civil Code, these include children, parents, sisters and brothers, grandparents, grandchildren and granddaughters);
• other people who have family ties with the deceased person, in the absence of relatives;
• legal representatives (if the citizen had guardians, trustees, adoptive parents);
• other persons who do not have family ties, but have taken responsibility for implementing activities related to seeing off their last journey.

Taking into account this norm, not only citizens who were relatives of the deceased person have the opportunity to apply for benefits. When drawing up an application for payment of social benefits for funerals, in this case it will be necessary to confirm the expenditure portion of the funds.

There is a circle of people in the event of whose death the state transfers money as assistance in financing funeral arrangements. They are:

• minor children;
• pensioners;
• citizens who were officially employed during their lifetime;
• people who have not previously had a job;
• children who were stillborn.

It is necessary to understand that this procedure can only be implemented on an application basis, when filling out an application for payment of a funeral benefit.

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Mikhailov Vyacheslav Georgievich

Legal consultant with 8 years of experience. Specialization: civil law. Member of the Bar Association.

The state has social guarantees in providing funds as compensation payments from the federal budget when the following situations arise:

• the deceased person has no relatives, another person assumes responsibility for expenses;
• the citizen was in the service of law enforcement agencies and died in the performance of his official duties;
• the prisoner served his sentence in a penitentiary institution, but received a sentence that included the death penalty;
• a person died as a result of a terrorist attack.

In these cases, the state assumes responsibility for providing funeral arrangements; money is allocated from the budgets of federal departments and the Ministry of Justice.

On the burial of certain categories of citizens

The burial of military personnel is regulated by the above Law, and the cost norms are regulated by the Government of the Russian Federation. The burial of persons serving sentences in places of deprivation of liberty is regulated by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation.

Various bodies are responsible for the burial of certain categories of citizens.

Dignified funerals of unidentified persons are carried out by a special funeral service created by local governments.

Note! Officials found guilty of violating the Burial Law are held accountable.

Federal Law No. 255, as last amended on December 27, 2018, “On compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and in connection with maternity” defines the subjects, regulates their legal relations, types of compensation, procedure and amount of provision, regulates the rights and obligations of the parties. One of the insured events is the death of the insured person or a minor member of his family.

Policyholders are persons who make contributions to the Social Insurance Fund. Financial expenses for the payment of social benefits are generated from the budget of the Social Insurance Fund of the Russian Federation.

Policyholders are considered to be persons who pay insurance premiums

Where to apply for financial assistance

The assignment of benefits is carried out by the departments responsible for accompanying people of one or another category. According to paragraph 2 of Article 10 of the law, number 8, there is a list of institutions that you must contact if you want to reimburse part of the costs. These include:

• Pension fund, if at the time of death the citizen was a pensioner not employed, or he was engaged in activities that do not involve the deduction of tax payments (notary, lawyer, entrepreneur), was a member of indigenous peoples living in the North;
• at the place of work, when an employment contract was concluded between him and the employer or the deceased is a child whose parent is engaged in professional activities at the enterprise;
• Social Insurance Fund, if the deceased was an insured or a minor whose parent is registered as an insured has died;
• social protection authorities in cases of stillbirth at a period of 154 days from the start of pregnancy, or if the citizen had unemployed status or has not reached retirement age;
• military registration and enlistment offices, when the deceased was a military serviceman, was called up for military training, was one of the persons employed in the fire service, police department, customs, criminal-executive inspection, had the status of a veteran, war participant or home front worker.

These institutions are competent to review the package of documents upon application and assign payment.