Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance | ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (IDHS) - Funeral & Burial Benefits
Resource Name:Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance | ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (IDHS) - Funeral & Burial Benefits
address
2000 North Lewis Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60087
Eligibility
Claim must be for a person who at the time of death was receiving any of the following assistance:
-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Cash
-Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD) Cash
-All Kids Assist
-Parent/All Kids Assist
-All Kids Moms & Babies
-Family Assist
-AABD Medical
Hours
Service Hours
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
847-263-6059
Voice
·DHS Help Line, Spanish
800-843-6154
Voice
·DHS Help Line, Toll Free
866-322-3172
Voice
·TTY
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Call for assistance or visit website to apply
Fees
No fee
Service area
All ZIP Codes, IL
Pays the funeral and burial expenses of a person who at the time of death was receiving any of the following kinds of assistance:
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Cash
- Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD) Cash
- All Kids Assist
- Parent/All Kids Assist
- All Kids Moms & Babies
- Family Assist
- AABD Medical
- General Assistance Foster Care/Adoption Care
- All Kids Assist
- Parent/All Kids Assist
- All Kids Moms & Babies
- Family Assist
- AABD Medical
Last assured
07/24/2025
What's Here
Providing organization
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Government agency providing aide and resources to residents of Illinois.