Actor Corey Haim is shown in a 1987 publicity image. His funeral is scheduled for Tuesday in Toronto. (Warner Bros./Associated Press)

The City of Toronto has denied claims that actor Corey Haim's funeral Tuesday will be paid for by taxpayers.

The Toronto-born actor's mother, Judy Haim, made the claim that the city would cover funeral costs in an interview Sunday with the U.S. TV program Access Hollywood.

The city has a fund to cover funerals of the destitute — but it provides for only a minimal funeral.

Toronto city spokesman Kevin Sack said Monday the city had not received an application to the fund.

Sack said the city would not normally release details of applications to the fund, but was forced to in this case by the large number of incorrect reports claiming the city would pay.

"While the city would normally not confirm or deny the existence of an application for assistance with funeral benefits as this is a matter covered by privacy regulations; given the number of reports the city has chosen to confirm the facts in this matter," the city said in a prepared statement.

On Monday, Haim's family was also backing down from a claim that the city would pay for his funeral.

The private funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET Tuesday at Steeles Memorial Chapel in Toronto.

A private memorial fund has been set up to help Haim's mother pay for the expenses. The Jewish memorial chapel also said it would help the family bear the costs of the funeral.

Haim, star of The Lost Boys and Lucas, died last Wednesday at age 38.

The Los Angeles coroner's office has not released a cause of death, but said prescription drug bottles were found in Haim's Beverly Hills, Calif., apartment.

Haim's career had flagged, although he had taken several film roles in the past few years.

Actor Corey Feldman, who starred in several films with his friend and also appeared in a reality series The Two Coreys with him, said he will not be in Toronto for the funeral, which is to be a family affair.

Feldman urged the media to respect the family's privacy and said he is not attending due to the family's "strong religious beliefs and need for privacy."

"Understanding the recent media attention and to be respectful of the family's wishes, I have decided not to attend," Feldman said Monday in a release.

Feldman said he would help organize a public memorial to Haim in Los Angeles in April.

Feldman was quoted by U.S. sources as saying Haim was nearly bankrupt and had many debts.

With files from The Canadian Press