Does the DFA provide burial assistance?

Yes, the DFA provides assistance with burial and vault, where an applicant qualifies.

Assistance may be approved up to a maximum of CI$3,500 for the DFA indigent funeral package and/or a maximum of up to CI$1,200 for the vault.

         These funds cannot be used to increase the package to a larger one and are limited to financing the DFA package only.

         Where the burial or vault is sponsored by, or subject to contributions from, another entity (such as the Seafarers Association, family or friends), the DFA will supplement the difference where the total package shall not exceed $3,500 for the funeral package or $1,200 for the vault.

         The DFA does not reimburse any services that the deceased recipient’s family has already paid for or that have already been paid for by another entity.

         The DFA does not cover burial expenses when a body is being repatriated.

Assistance may be approved up to a maximum of CI$3,500 for the indigent funeral package and/or a maximum of up to CI$1,200 for the vault.