What funeral payments are available in Ukraine?

The death of a person is almost always accompanied not only by difficult moral trials, but also by financial hardships. Not every Ukrainian can afford to pay for the services of a funeral bureau and other relevant authorities. And if the dilemma about whether it is a sin not to go to a funeral may arise situationally, then you will still have to accompany the person to the afterlife.

Find out what funeral benefits are available and who can receive them.

Who has the right to receive funeral payments?

According to the PFU website, social benefits for funerals are available only to people with insurance or to those whom such people provided financially (maintained). This applies to the following categories of kinship:

• spouse;
• children, brothers,…