In Move Expected to Help Grieving Bronx Families, NY State Will Pay Up to $6,000 For Crime Victim Burial Costs
People who paid or incurred burial costs for a crime victim may now be eligible for up to $6,000 total from the state’s Office of Victim Services for expenses including funeral services, burial plot, the deceased’s burial clothes, clergy fees, transportation costs for the deceased, obituaries, and church fees for religious services and flowers.