Federal funeral benefits available for families of Covid-19 victims (Press release)
(From Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes)
Funeral directors and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency are advising residents that beginning in April, families that experienced the death of a loved one due to Covid-19 may be eligible for up to $9,000 in funeral assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Two pieces of legislation recently passed by Congress – the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 – authorized FEMA to provide financial assistance to families that incurred Covid-19-related funeral expenses after January 20, 2020.
“This has been an extraordinarily difficult year as hundreds of thousands of families throughout the country have unexpectedly had to plan a funeral when a loved one passed due to COVID-19,” said Matthew C. Smith, owner of Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes, New Castle. “Our