The Department of Social Affairs is responsible for a number of divisions relevant to a family following a death from homicide.
You will find a wide range of information on the Department of Social affairs on:
www.comhairle.ie
In this Resource page we will concentrate on the following services:
- Citizens Information Board Phone Service
The Citizens information Board phone service provides easy access to information and advice by telephone and e-mail.
The service has a full range of information on rights and entitlements and on state and other social services.
All calls within Ireland are charged at local rates:
LoCall number: 1890 777 121
International number: 00353 1 605 90 00
Fax: 00353 1605 90 99
Email: info@ciboard.ie
The service is available from Monday to Friday, 9.am to 9.00 pm
- Financial Assistance Following a Bereavement
The following once-off payments may be available to help families following the difficult time of the aftermath of a homicide:
1. Assistance with funeral costs
Urgent needs payments
Rent or Mortgage interest Supplements
Short-or long- term social welfare payment
Contact your Social welfare office for eligibility
"Information for those affected by bereavement" is a publication produced jointly by the Department of Social affairs and Comhairle. This free booklet provides information on dealing with the practical and material matters that arise following a death.
This booklet can be downloaded at:
www.citizensinformationboard.ie/publications/providers/booklets/
It is available from your local Welfare local office or from your nearest Citizen Information Centre.
2. Bereavement Grant
Bereavement Grant is a once-off payment made in respect of deaths that occur on or after 2 February 1999. Eligibility for this grant is not related to your ability to pay for the funeral. Your eligibility is usually based on PRSI contributions. If eligible, the grant is € 850
BG1 Form can be obtained from your local Social Welfare office or can be downloaded on:
http://www.welfare.ie/EN/Forms/Documents/bg1.pdf
The completed BG1 form must be sent within 12 months of the date of the death to:
Social Welfare Services Office
Government Buildings
Ballinalee Road
Longford
Longford
Ireland
Tel :(01) 704 3000
Locall :1890 92 77 70
Following a homicide, the death will automatically be registered, as an inquest will take place at the request of the Coroner.
Prior to the inquest, the Coroner’s office dealing with the case will provide an Interim Certificate of the Fact of Death, which may be acceptable to banks, insurance companies and other institutions. Some of these institutions may accept a copy of the death notice from the newspaper.
Contact information for the Coroner for your district is available from your local authority.
In due course to obtain a Death Certificate you must complete an application for Death Certificate form. This form can be obtained at your local health board office or downloaded from:
www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/birth-family-relationships/registrar_birth_marr_death
Post the form to:
Civil Registration office
Office of the Registrar General
Government offices
Convent Road
Roscommon
Co Roscommon
Ireland
By Fax: 00353 906632999.
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