The types of expenses which the FAS can pay are varied but should be required as a direct result of the loss of their loved ones. These expenses could include:
- palliative care (whether at home or in a hospital) immediately before the primary victim’s death that is not covered by Medicare or health insurance
- cleaning services if the violent act somewhere such as the victim’s home, or in the victim’s car and otherwise is not covered by the trauma cleaning program
- travel costs associated with the primary victim’s death, and
- administration of the primary victim’s estate such as fees to obtain a grant of probate and any estate executor fees.
The FAS will not pay for the following expenses:
- any loss of earnings by the related victim (such as having to take time off because of their loved one’s passing)
- all debt types left behind by the primary victim (such as credit card debts, mortgage and car repayments), and
- expenses that are covered by any other sources such as death or life insurance payments.
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