$1,500 per person Burial Exclusion:
All beneficiaries are permitted a $1,500 per person burial exclusion from their resources. This exclusion can be taken into account by either reducing your resources by $1,500 per person (Medicare & You Handbook) or by increasing the resource limit by $1,500 per person (Most other Social Security Administration and Medicare documents). Below is a chart showing the resource figures with, and without taking into account the burial exclusion:
Maximum Resource Limit | With $1,500 Burial Exclusion | Without $1,500 Burial Exclusion |
Individuals | $17,220 | $15,720 |
Couples | $34,360 | $31,360 |