evalyn, I was put in touch with an investigator from the police dept, since they were the ones to contact me to begin with. That's who suggested the University, and said he could arrange it. He also got us dad's security deposit that the landlord was going to keep - which paid for the ride from the morgue!
New Jersey will pay up to $2,246 in funeral costs and $524 in burial costs or crematory expenses for a deceased welfare recipient who is two year of age or older.
I would nor call a funeral home for the pricing, they are nothing but a middleman that charges extra for the crematorium charges.
Check with your state, most now provide cremation for individuals that don't have anyone to deal with their dead body. It is far cheaper than a burial.
Please know that your body will be dealt with. It is a health hazard to not deal with it.
You can contact a local medical college and ask about cadaver donation.
If you have family Social Security pays a small death benefit to help offset the expense of dealing with a dead body. Not much but it will help.
When my dad died, he was several states away and knew no one there, so we had him donated to a medical school, after which they cremated him at no charge to us. The only charge was a state law required (IL) ride from the morgue to the University - $350. If they hadn't gotten hold of me, the state probably would have cremated him, but hopefully the donation of his body was a blessing to the school and/or someone. A year or so later his cousin told me that's what he told them he wanted....
Medicaid doesn’t pay for cremations. In any state. Start saving your money. Seriously. Contact the funeral home and find out what a cremation costs so you know how much to save. It’s really not that expensive. Some counties in some states do have minimal financial assistance for this but varies by COUNTY. Not state but COUNTY. Most states won’t pay for cremation unless your body is abandoned at the morgue. If you have family and they can’t or won’t pay, most states won’t step in and pay for it. They’ll let you sit for awhile and then give you a paupers burial
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New Jersey will pay up to $2,246 in funeral costs and $524 in burial costs or crematory expenses for a deceased welfare recipient who is two year of age or older.
Check with your state, most now provide cremation for individuals that don't have anyone to deal with their dead body. It is far cheaper than a burial.
Please know that your body will be dealt with. It is a health hazard to not deal with it.
You can contact a local medical college and ask about cadaver donation.
If you have family Social Security pays a small death benefit to help offset the expense of dealing with a dead body. Not much but it will help.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/02/unclaimed-bodies-problem/582625/