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Funeral allowance for civil servants extended to statutory cohabitants
Official title: Wetsvoorstel tot toekenning van de begrafenisvergoeding aan de wettelijk samenwonende partners van rijksambtenaren.
Status: Parliament is still discussing this proposal, for example in a committee or while waiting for advice. (parliament: ‘Pending in the Chamber’)
In plain language
- Statutory cohabitants will now automatically receive the same funeral allowance as married spouses when a civil servant dies.
- This applies to legal cohabitants of deceased Belgian federal civil servants and retired statutory personnel.
- If your late partner was a civil servant and you were legal cohabitants, you will receive financial support to help cover funeral expenses.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
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