Health & Benefits

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) will reimburse the funeral and burial costs of any person who died and either was receiving or was eligible to receive:

• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Cash (only if actually receiving),
• Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD) Cash (only if actually receiving),
• All Kids Assist (if receiving or eligible to receive),
• Parent/All Kids Assist (if receiving or eligible to receive),
• All Kids Moms & Babies (if receiving or eligible to receive),
• Family Assist (if receiving or eligible to receive),
• AABD Medical (if receiving or eligible to receive), or
• General Assistance Foster Care/Adoption Care (only if actually receiving).

The following people cannot be reimbursed by IDHS:

• A beneficiary of the life insurance policy of the person who died, unless the insurance is less than the appropriate reimbursement standard,
• The spouse of the person who died, or
• A parent of the person who died if they were under 18 years of age.

To fill out a reimbursement claim, you will need to gather the following information:

• Your information: social security number, name, address, relationship to the person who died.
• Information about the person who died: their IDHS case name and number, date of death, name, social security number, date of birth.
• Funeral home and cemetery names.
• Claimed cost information. You will also need to attach copies of contracts, purchase records, and receipts showing the amounts paid, the person who paid, and the person or business who got the payment.
• Cost offset information. If the relatives, estate, or death benefits of the person who died have contributed to the funeral and burial costs, you will need to include the amounts paid by each source.

To apply, complete an IDHS Funeral and Burial Reimbursement Claim. You can also get a copy of the form at your local IDHS office.

You must submit the claim within 180 days of the death. A claim filed more than 30 days after the death must include a written explanation of the delay. If IDHS returns your claim so that you can make required changes, you must resubmit the form within 90 days.

Completed claims can be sent to:

IDHS Funeral and Burial

100 South Grand Ave East, Second Floor

Springfield, IL 62762

Email: [email protected]

Fax: (217) 524-7554

If you have questions or want to check on your claim for reimbursement, you can call the IDHS Funeral and Burial Unit at (217) 785-4216.