Which rights cease on death
On the date of death, the monthly disability allowance and the complementary personal budget provided under Law 448/2006 on the protection of persons with disabilities cease automatically. The companion allowance (indemnizația de însoțitor), if the person received it, also ceases.
The personal care assistant's individual employment contract ends by operation of law on the death of the person with a disability they were assisting. The administrative formalities relating to the contract — settlement, paperwork, salary entitlements — are handled by the employer, usually the local authority (primărie).
The disabled parking card, free transport passes, and other entitlements linked to the disability certificate lose their validity on death. As a rule, no separate cancellation procedure is needed — notifying the DGASPC of the death covers these entitlements as well.
Notifying the DGASPC
A family member must submit the death certificate to the social welfare directorate (DGASPC) that held the deceased's disability file. This notification stops payment of the allowance. The document can be submitted in person or, if you authorise the funeral home, through a power of attorney.
Amounts paid after the date of death must be returned. For the current month — if the death occurred in a month for which the allowance had already been paid — ask the directorate directly, as procedures differ from one county to another.
Submit the notification as soon as possible after obtaining the death certificate. Law 448/2006 provides a deadline of 48 hours from becoming aware of the death. This stops the accumulation of amounts that would then have to be returned.
Funeral aid
Entitlement to funeral aid depends on the deceased's insured status, not on their status as a person with a disability. In other words, a person with a disability who received an invalidity pension was a pensioner in the eyes of the law — the family is entitled to the full 9,192 RON aid.
The table below summarises the available routes depending on the situation.
| Situation | Where to claim funeral aid |
|---|---|
| Pensioner (including invalidity pension) | Territorial pension house; aid of 9,192 RON — details at [funeral aid](/ajutor-de-inmormantare/) |
| Employee or other insured person | Territorial pension house; same amount — details at [funeral aid](/ajutor-de-inmormantare/) |
| Neither pensioner nor insured | Routes for uninsured persons — details at [aid for uninsured persons](/ajutor-de-inmormantare/neasigurati/) |
Uncollected amounts and recovery
There is a distinction between amounts paid after death and amounts left uncollected. Amounts transferred for a period after the date of death must be returned. By contrast, benefits due up to the date of death but not yet paid — including for the month of death — may be claimed by the heirs.
The claim is submitted to the County Agency for Social Payments and Social Inspection (Agenția Județeană pentru Plăți și Inspecție Socială — AJPIS), with a document proving the status of heir. If there are several heirs, a statutory declaration is also needed stating that the others are not claiming the same amounts.
Amounts are distributed according to inheritance rights — surviving spouse, children, parents, or other heirs. The claim deadline is the general limitation period, but it is advisable to submit without delay.
Practical organisation
The funeral itself is organised in the same way as any other death: confirmation of death by the certifying doctor, contacting the funeral home, registering at the Civil Status office within at most 3 calendar days, and obtaining the sanitary transport clearance.
We can handle the administrative paperwork under a power of attorney, including notification of the DGASPC if you authorise us. The family does not need to run between several institutions at once — we coordinate the order and the deadlines.
Full step-by-step details of what happens each day are in the guide on organising the funeral. If the deceased had no next of kin or the family cannot be found, the local authority (primărie) organises the funeral — details in the guide on funeral without next of kin.
