91Funeral grant: eligibility if deceased person has dependants

1. A deceased person meets the criteria in this section if—

2. the person is survived by—
   1. a spouse or partner; or
   2. a child or children whom the person is liable in law to maintain; or
   3. any other dependent child or dependent children (whether dependent on the deceased or any other person) aged 16 years or 17 years of whom the deceased person was the parent; and
3. the person’s funeral expenses cannot be paid from the total of—
   1. the person’s assessable estate before the payment of any other debts; and
   2. the assets, other than non-assessable assets, of any spouse or partner who survives the deceased person in excess of the amount in clause 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 5; and
4. the annual income of any spouse or partner who survives the deceased person is less than 52 times the appropriate amount in Part 2 of Schedule 5.