Costs & funding
Benefits that can help with expenses
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Several benefits can ease the financial weight of a loss. None of them arrive automatically — they must be claimed.
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Social Security’s lump-sum death benefit for an eligible spouse or child
Veterans burial benefits, including cemetery interment and a headstone or marker
Life insurance policies — including small ones through employers or unions that families often forget
We’ll point out which of these may apply to your situation during our first conversation.
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