Nick Bruining: How pensioners can use the Centrelink testing system to effectively pay for their own funeral

Incredible as it may seem, for some seniors there is a way to get Centrelink to pay for your ultimate, final expense — your funeral.

And while stories of eye-watering send-offs are common, most of us are unlikely to hit the reportedly $300 million spent on Queen Elizabeth’s final farewell.

Mark McKenzie, deputy president of the WA branch of the Australian Funeral Directors Association, said the cost of funerals varied considerably.

“It’s obviously linked to the services provided, and a very basic cremation can cost less than $5000,” Mr McKenzie said.

“Usually, however, allowing about $12,000 is a reasonable amount, and to that you can add things like catering, flowers, religious formalities and other ways of remembering your loved one.”

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