Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005

Death benefit — funeral expenses.

[1993 s63(1)]

84.—(1) Death benefit by way of a grant in respect of funeral expenses shall be payable in respect of the death of the deceased.

[1993 s63(2)]

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the grant shall be the amount set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2 .

[1993 s63(3)]

(3) In any case that may be specified by regulations, the grant shall be any lesser amount that may be specified by the regulations for that case.

[1993 s63(4)]

(4) Except where regulations otherwise provide, a grant under this section shall not be payable in respect of a death occurring outside the State.