Burial Assistance
The Burial Assistance Program provides payments to providers for burial and cremation services of low-income residents. Burial benefits are used to cover reasonable and necessary costs for burial services. The burial benefit is up to $1,500, depending on the decedent’s resources at time of death and total cost of all funeral, cremation and/or burial services.
Contact: 970-619-4493 | burials@co.larimer.co.us
FAQs
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In order to process the burial quickly it will be helpful if you provide the following:
- A complete and signed burial application
- An invoice or estimation of services from the mortuary/funeral home/crematorium
- Verification of resources (if applicable) for responsible persons as of the date of death
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No you do not. The Burial Assistance Program is based on the eligibility of the deceased individual, not the applicant. The resources of the parents (if the deceased is a minor child) or spouse are considered available for payment of funeral, cremation, and/or burial expenses and must be insufficient to pay for the funeral, cremation, or burial expenses.
What if the burial amount exceeds the $2,500 limit, but someone chooses to contribute toward the funeral/cremation to decrease the cost to $2,500?
The total cost of the funeral/cremation cannot exceed $2,500. Any money voluntarily contributed by a spouse or parent(s) is used to reduce the state contribution.