Housing Stabilization Services within Services to End and Prevent Homelessness (SEPH) offers limited burial assistance of up to $650 for the cost of funeral arrangements to low-income Montgomery County residents. A Family member or authorized representative of the deceased must complete an application, and an interview is required.

The deceased must have resided in Montgomery County; the funeral must be arranged with a local funeral home, and the total cost of the funeral home services cannot exceed $2,500.00. Applicants should hold off on making arrangements/payments until office representatives can discuss the circumstances. The Department cannot reimburse any expenses already paid for.

Online users who have additional questions and would like to be contacted by departmental staff at SEPH may submit a request by clicking on the Create Service Request button below. Please complete all the fields in the Contact Information section then scroll down to the bottom of the page and provide a brief description of the request in the Brief Description field.