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Up to JMD $50,000 toward funeral expenses
Funeral Grant
Up to JMD $50,000
The Funeral Grant (FG) is financial support the JCPD provides to help offset the funeral expenses of a deceased registered client, offering a maximum of Fifty Thousand Jamaican Dollars (JMD $50,000). The deceased must have been registered with the JCPD before death. The claim requires a burial order, an invoice for the burial, and evidence that a payment has already been made toward the funeral expenses in the form of a receipt. The applicant must be unemployed or earning no more than the national minimum wage.
What this covers
- Confirming the deceased was registered before death
- The burial order and burial invoice required
- Showing a receipt for a payment already made
Eligibility
- The deceased must have been registered with the JCPD before death
- Burial order and an invoice for the burial
- Evidence of a payment already made toward funeral expenses (receipt)
- Applicant unemployed or earning no more than the national minimum wage
Who can apply
The caregiver or next of kin of a deceased person with a disability who was registered with the JCPD.