However, donating your body is uncertain since the need for bodies has decreased and your body may not be acceptable at death. Benefits Death benefits are often available to the survivors to help defray funeral and burial expenses. They may include life insurance, employer's payments, money from fraternal organizations, and Social Security and Veterans Administration benefits. Most such benefits are not automatically sent but must be applied for. Thus it is important that you include the relevant information when you list your funeral and burial preferences.
Most people are at a considerable disadvantage when arranging a funeral and burial.
The survivors are under time pressures and in an emotional state. The consumers may have little knowledge of or experience in funeral planning. To assist consumers, the Federal Trade Commission passed a rule on funeral practices. This rule allows the consumers to obtain the information they need to make more informed purchasing decisions and to save money, if they wish, in arranging funerals. The rule provides protection in the following three major areas.