Toronto taxpayers are not contributing to the costs of Tuesday’s funeral for troubled former child star Corey Haim, a city spokesman says.

“The city of Toronto has never received an application for assistance with the funeral costs for Mr. Haim,” Kevin Sack said in a statement released Monday morning.

“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.”

An uproar began after Haim’s mother, Judy, was quoted in a report from Los Angeles on the website of Access Hollywood as saying the city of Toronto would be “covering” the funeral costs of Toronto-born and raised Haim, 38, who died Wednesday in Burbank, Calif.

Haim shot to fame as a teen heartthrob in the 1980s movies License to Drive and The Lost Boys. He later struggled with well-publicized drug addiction and declared bankruptcy in 1997.

Sack, the city’s director of strategic communications, told the Star Sunday that he could neither confirm nor deny the claim because of privacy laws.

Toronto’s employment and social services department pays provides financial help “on behalf of deceased city residents who do not have enough funds in their estate to fully cover funeral costs,” the department’s website states.

But the Haim story was picked up by news and entertainment outlets across the city and the rest of North America, prompting the Monday morning clarification.

At the time of his death, Haim was reportedly living with his mother in Los Angeles, taking care of her as she battled cancer. He was making some money by selling things personal items to a celebrity auction website and making personal appearances at fan conventions.

A notice on a Haim fan MySpace page from Saturday states: “It appears that we may now have raised enough money to cover all the expenses of Corey's funeral!! Many thanks to all who donated!”

Michael Kronick, who runs the Startifacts celebrity auction website, told the Star on Sunday that he is going to give Haim’s mom $20,000 as a gift to help with expenses from her son’s death.

The private service will be held Tuesday at a Jewish funeral home in Thornhill. An administrator said the funeral home will help defray the funeral costs if the family needs help.

Corey Feldman, Haim’s sidekick back in his child-star days and later co-star in the reality show The Two Coreys, released a statement Sunday saying that he won’t go to the funeral out of respect for the family’s wishes.

Feldman also urged media outlets to stay away from the funeral.

"In the days following my best friend Corey Haim's death, I have spent much time with his mother Judy, who has always been like a mother to me," the statement said.

"I would love nothing more than to be by her side at Corey's funeral, however due to their strong religious beliefs, and need for privacy, the family has decided to make Corey's funeral on Tuesday a small, private affair."

Instead, Feldman will help plan a public memorial in L.A.

With files from the Star’s wire services