A funeral benefit is payable from the fund in the event of the death of a member, spouse or a child. The benefit payable is as follows.
Member | R80 000 |
Spouse (regardless of the number of spouses) | R80 000 |
Child aged 14 to 21 | R80 000 |
Children (Aged 6 to 13) | R50 000* |
Children (Aged 1 to 5) | R20 000* |
Children (Stillborn to 11 months) | R20 000* |
* Cover Amounts are limited by regulatory requirements to R20 000 for children aged under 6 years old and R50 000 for children aged between 6 years and 14 years old.
The funeral benefit of R80 000 is also payable when a member who exited the Fund through retirement dies.
We assist the bereaved family and next-of-kin with the road or air repatriation of the mortal remains of beneficiaries to a funeral home closest to their normal place of residence. Repatriation is arranged when the deceased’s body is more than 100km from their place of residence, within South Africa and neighboring countries i.e., Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique. All the arrangements to transport mortal remains as requested by the family are managed and special care is taken to consider particular customs and beliefs.