According to Stuff "Department of Work and Income statistics show in the 12 months to the
end of March, 5473 funeral grants were made, totalling $9.8 million.....In 2011, Work and Income issued 5412 grants totalling $9.3m, and in 2010, 5562 grants cost $9.3m.
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Check out this MSD table which shows that in the financial year 2009/10 only 26 funeral grants were made.
I have searched 'funeral' in the latest MSD Statistical report and no other results are found.
I am intrigued because the Stuff figure sounds far more plausible.
What this highlights is the difference between statistical information gained under the OIA (where I think it was sourced) and what is in the public domain.
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Of course it's completely ridiculous that there are "funeral grants" at all. If you don't care enough about yourself and your family to make provision for your funeral, why should I have to pay for your choice?
Mozart was buried outside the city wall in a pauper's grave. Good enough for a genius - more than good enough for any bludger!
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