With the increase of the medium gross salary in 2015, the amount of the death grant also increased. Thus, if the insured or pensioner the death grant is 2415 lei (similar to the value of the average gross salary), in case of a family member of the insured or of the pensioner, this grant is 1208 lei.

The death grant, within the law 263/2010, can be obtained from the payers of this social insurance right, mutually territorial pension house, if the deceased proponent was a pensioner or from the employer of the deceased insured.

Update: For 2016, the value of the death grant increased by the growth of the medium gross salary. See details here: The Medium Gross Salary in 2016

Who can benefit from the death grant

The eligible persons who may benefit for the grant:

• the surviving spouse;
• the child;
• the parent;
• the custodian;
• the curator;
• any other person who proves that sustained the funeral expenses.

The death grant is paid to one person within 24 hours of the request, after the proof of bearing the costs of the funeral.

The evidence that the deceased family member was not insured or pensioner is made by affidavit of the one who ask the death grant. If the deceased was a child inable of work, aged over 18 years, the death grant is offered upon the presentation of a medical document issued or endorsed by the social insurance expert physician, attesting the incapability cause and the date of its debut.

The death grant, paid by the employer

This grant may be paid from the 2% social spending fund, but in this case it does not pass through payroll, being exempted from tax and fees. The employer is not obliged to provide this aid from the 2% fund, is up to him where he takes the amount. In this case, there is no mention on the death certificate.

Also, this aid can be granted from the CAS fund.

Legal note, articles 126 and 127 of Law 263/2010 Art. 126 (1) The insured or the pensioner benefits from the death grant in case of the death of a family member who was not insured or retired at the time of death. (2) It is considered family member in this law: a) the spouse; b) the own children, the adopted children, the children in foster care or those entrusted for raising and education of the family, aged up to 18 years if they continue their studies until graduation, but without exceeding the age of 26, and the children incapable of work, regardless of age, if they have lost the ability to work before the mentioned ages; c) the parents and the grandparents of any of the spouses. (3) The death grant due to a family member is half of the amount stipulated in art. 125 para. (3). Art. 127 (1) The death grant is paid from the state social insurance budget and is granted, on request, based on the death certificate. (2) The death grant is not conditioned by a certain length of contribution. The death grant paid from the CAS is deducted from the CAS contribution and appears on the statement D112 Death grants charged to the budget of the State Social Insurance. No contributions and tax is due.

After paying the death benefit, the payer is obliged to enroll on the back of the original death certificate, under which the death grant is requested, the mention “paid”, the date, the signature and the stamp. This measure is necessary to avoid abuses (granting the same amounts several times).

The grant is not conditioned by a certain length of contribution.

In case of death of a person in parental leave, the death grant is paid by the employer if, before entering the leave, the person was insured under Art. 6 para. (1), II or V of Law 263/2010 updated and the work report was suspended.

If the deceased was unemployed or a member of his family, death grant application is submitted to the institution that manages the unemployment insurance fund.

The death grant can be claimed based on supporting documents, in general limitation period (three years), calculated from the date of death.

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