- Only 11 states had application rates of 50% or higher for a federal COVID-19 funeral payment
- We know we need to reach more people, says FEMA spokeswoman
- FEMA benefit pays up to $ 9,000 for the funeral of a COVID-19 victim
Minnesota resident George Campbell officiated the 2021 funeral in California for his parents, who died the same day at the age of 96 after 75 years of marriage. Excluded from raising COVID-19 restrictions, he performed the work via computer and telephone.
Then came the difficult part, complicated by difficulties with his parents’ property – obtaining the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s $ 9,000 death benefit for coronavirus deaths. It took about three months.
