What funeral benefits are available?
Specified funeral allowances are available from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to the family of deceased ex-servicemen. Where death is directly connected to war injuries, the War Graves Commission provides a memorial. A small benefit is made available from the Australian Department of Social Security if you are in receipt of an age, invalid or widow’s pension, service pension, a wife’s pension, or supporting mother’s benefit. The benefit is doubled in cases where the person responsible for the funeral expenses is also a pensioner. There may be other benefits available from Lodges, Unions, Aged & Invalid Pensioners’ Association of South Australia etc.
