The following beneficiaries will be entitled to compensation:

* the spouse of the deceased person
* children of the deceased person, who are under 22 years old.

Spouse refers to

* a person with whom the primary beneficiary was married or in a registered partnership at their time of death
* an unmarried partner with whom the primary beneficiary continuously lived in marriage-like conditions, and with whom they have or have had a child or a mutual child support agreement, confirmed by the authorities.

If the primary beneficiary was still married, an unmarried partner will only be entitled to the benefit under the above-mentioned conditions if an application had been filed for the divorce of the primary beneficiary.

Child refers to

* the primary beneficiary’s own or adopted child
* the child of a spouse, if the spouse was guardian of the child
* a child born out of wedlock if the deceased was under obligation to provide maintenance for the child
* a child for whose maintenance the primary beneficiary had cared in their home or otherwise.

Any other persons are not entitled to the benefit.

The compensation is granted and paid on application by the State Treasury. It must be applied using the form confirmed by the State Treasury.

The form can also be requested from the Government agency or institution for which the primary beneficiary worked. We will also need the information on the employment relationship of the primary beneficiary from their employer.

The applicant will use the same form to submit the information on the primary beneficiary and the applicants.

If the employment relationship information cannot be acquired from the employer, the application can still be submitted to the State Treasury for processing. If the application is deficient, its processing may be delayed.

In case of an accidental death, attach the
* death certificate or
* police investigation report to the application.

Compensation must be applied for within no more than five years of the end of the calendar year during which the primary beneficiary died. Otherwise, the compensation will be lost.