A supplement may be provided to pay necessary funeral costs of any person who dies in BC if the estate of the deceased person or any responsible person has no immediate resources to meet these costs. There is no requirement that the deceased person, or the person’s family, must be BC Employment and Assistance recipients to qualify for the supplement. Costs are to be recovered whenever possible.
This supplement is available under the Employment and Assistance Regulation.
Please note that if you think the deceased or your family may be eligible to apply for this benefit you must contact the Ministry of Social Development & Social Innovation. You must contact them by calling:
1-866-866-0800
We recommend calling in the morning as wait times on the phone can be quite lengthy later on in the day. Once you have been in contact with them they will schedule and interview process determine a means test and if they will provide funding. If they do provide funding they will call us directly to notify us and so we can proceed with the arrangements.
The Ministry only provides funding necessary funeral arrangements. To learn more about their procedures please visit their website below.