Funeral Costs

Let family know about pre-paid funeral plans, says funeral director

With the Alzheimer’s Society predicting that more than one million people in the UK will be living with dementia by…

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Funeral cost plan for children needed, says Labour

Labour has asked the government to help bereaved families to cover funeral costs for children who die under the age…

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SAIF responds to the Royal London National Funeral Cost Index Report 2016

Terry Tennens, chief executive of the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF), which represents 870 independent funeral…

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Families face ‘postcode’ lottery for funeral costs

  Beareaved families are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ on funeral costs, according to the 2016 Royal London National Funeral Cost Index.…

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Industry expert urges FCA to tackle “mis-leading” over 50s life insurance ads

  An industry expert believes that many online advertisement placements for over 50s life insurance plans are mis-leading, and is urging…

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52% give ‘no thought’ to funeral plans

Only a minority of people are making proper financial arrangements for their funeral, according to new figures from the Funeral…

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SAIF’s response to Social Fund funeral payment debate in House of Commons

On Wednesday, 14 September MP for Belfast East Gavin Robinson tabled a debate in the House of Commons that addressed concerns…

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Funeral costs rose 5.5 percent in one year, reports SunLife

SunLife’s 2016 Cost of Dying report has found that funerals rose by 5.5 percent in the course of a year.…

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Co-op backs campaign to tackle rising funeral costs

  Co-op Funeralcare are the first to sign up to the new enhanced Fair Funerals pledge by improving the way…

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Management buy out of funeral business in Fort William

Lochaber’s longest serving funeral firm, John McLellan and Company Ltd, has undergone a management buy out, led by Scott Greenlees. The independent…

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