Funeral grant

(1) A funeral grant shall be payable in respect of a deceased insured person who at the date of death– (a) was in receipt of sickness benefit or maternity allowance; or (b) whilst not in receipt of sickness benefit or maternity allowance at the date of death, Social Security 77 would have been entitled to one or the other benefit but for the fact of death; or (c) has paid fifty contributions. (1:01) A funeral grant shall be payable to an insured person in respect of a deceased spouse and a deceased dependent child under the age of 16 years or 21 years if receiving full time education: Provided that not less than 150 contributions have been paid on behalf of the insured person. (2) (a) The amount of funeral grant shall be fifteen hundred dollars; (b) The amount of the funeral grant in respect of the deceased spouse shall be one thousand dollars; (c) The amount of the funeral grant in respect of the deceased dependent child shall be five hundred dollars. (3) The funeral grant shall be payable to the person who, in the opinion of the Manager, is liable and willing to meet or being so liable has met the cost of the funeral: Provided that in the absence of such person the funeral grant shall be payable to such other person or persons as the Manager may in his discretion determine.